Nonstop flight route between Kyaukpyu, Myanmar (Burma) and Salem, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP), Kyaukpyu, Myanmar (Burma) and McNary Field (SLE), Salem, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,432 miles (or 11,961 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 Kyaukpyu Airport and McNary 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 Kyaukpyu Airport and McNary Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KYP / VYKP |
| Airport Name: | Kyaukpyu Airport |
| Location: | Kyaukpyu, Myanmar (Burma) |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°25'35"N by 93°32'4"E |
| Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KYP |
| More Information: | KYP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLE / KSLE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Salem, Oregon, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°54'33"N by 123°0'8"W |
| Area Served: | Salem, Oregon |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Salem |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 214 feet (65 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLE |
| More Information: | SLE Maps & Info |
Facts about Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP):
- Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP) is Sittwe Airport (AKY), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) NW of KYP.
- Because of Kyaukpyu Airport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Kyaukpyu Airport 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.
- The furthest airport from Kyaukpyu Airport (KYP) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,653 miles (18,754 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
Facts about McNary Field (SLE):
- In addition to being known as "McNary Field", another name for SLE is "Salem Municipal AirportSalem Army Airfield".
- Because of McNary Field's relatively low elevation of 214 feet, planes can take off or land at McNary 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.
- The furthest airport from McNary Field (SLE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,954 miles (17,628 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to McNary Field (SLE) is Corvallis Municipal Airport (CVO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SSW of SLE.
- McNary Field is in Marion County, Oregon, two miles southeast of Salem, which owns it.
- United Airlines was the first airline at Salem, in the 1940s.
- McNary Field (SLE) has 2 runways.
