Nonstop flight route between Kansas City, Missouri, United States and Ladouanie, Suriname:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Kansas City, Missouri, United States and Laduani Airstrip (LDO), Ladouanie, Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,441 miles (or 5,538 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 Kansas City International Airport and Laduani Airstrip, 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 Kansas City International Airport and Laduani Airstrip. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kansas City International Airport (MCI):

• The furthest airport from Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,750 miles (17,301 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The terminals turned out to be unfriendly to the 747, since passengers spilled out of the gate area into the halls.
• Other improvements included new finishes throughout, new entrance vestibules to improve the air lock between the building interior and exterior, new baggage claim devices, updated retail areas, new exterior glazing and a common design for ticket counters that includes sunshade devices.
• TWA's vision for the future of flight which had been pioneered by the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport in New York City proved obsolete almost from the start.
• The airport was across US 71 from the Red Crown Tourist Court, where outlaws Bonnie and Clyde engaged in a 1933 shootout with law enforcement, which led to the death of Clyde's brother Buck Barrow and the capture of Buck's wife Blanche Barrow.
• Kansas City International Airport handled 10,148,524 passengers last year.
• Along with the cramped site, there were doubts that the downtown site could handle the new Boeing 747.
• Kansas City International Airport (MCI) has 3 runways.
• TWA's Kansas City Overhaul Base at its peak in the 1960s and 1970s was Kansas City's largest employer, with 6,000 employees.
• The closest airport to Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of MCI.

Facts about Laduani Airstrip (LDO):

• Because of Laduani Airstrip's relatively low elevation of 236 feet, planes can take off or land at Laduani Airstrip 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.
• In addition to being known as "Laduani Airstrip", another name for LDO is "SMDO".
• The furthest airport from Laduani Airstrip (LDO) is Namrole Airport (NRE), which is nearly antipodal to Laduani Airstrip (meaning Laduani Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Namrole Airport), and is located 12,287 miles (19,774 kilometers) away in Buru, Indonesia.
• The closest airport to Laduani Airstrip (LDO) is Botopasi Airstrip (BTO), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of LDO.