Nonstop flight route between Konya, Turkey and Alexandria, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Konya Airport (KYA), Konya, Turkey and Esler Field (ESF), Alexandria, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,472 miles (or 10,415 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Konya Airport and Esler Field, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Konya Airport and Esler Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Konya Airport (KYA):

• In addition to being known as "Konya Airport", another name for KYA is "Konya Havaalanı".
• The furthest airport from Konya Airport (KYA) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,338 miles (18,246 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Konya Airport (KYA) has 2 runways.
• Konya Airport is home to the 3rd Air Wing of the 1st Air Force Command of the Turkish Air Force.
• The closest airport to Konya Airport (KYA) is Afyon Airport (AFY), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) WNW of KYA.

Facts about Esler Field (ESF):

• In addition to being known as "Esler Field", another name for ESF is "Esler Regional AirportEsler Army Airfield".
• In late 1943, Esler was again reassigned within Third Air Force, to the I Tactical Air Division, to become a close air support training field.
• The closest airport to Esler Field (ESF) is Alexandria International Airport (AEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) WSW of ESF.
• Because of Esler Field's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Esler Field at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.
• Esler Field (ESF) has 2 runways.
• After World War I in 1919 the Army had abandoned Camp Beauregard and turned the property over to the state of Louisiana, which returned it to the United States, however interest in the military utilization of Camp Beauregard increased significantly in 1939 when war began in Europe.
• In the early '90s, Esler Regional Airport became lifeless and quiet with an uncertain future after airport services including all scheduled passenger airline flights for central Louisiana were moved to the England Industrial Airpark and Community, the location of the former England Air Force Base which is now known as Alexandria International Airport.
• The furthest airport from Esler Field (ESF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,988 miles (17,683 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.