Nonstop flight route between Kansas City, Missouri, United States and Sari, Iran:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Kansas City, Missouri, United States and Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY), Sari, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,807 miles (or 10,955 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 Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport, 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 Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport. 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):

• 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.
• MCI passenger terminals have a unique structure comprising three terminals in the shape of rings.
• In 1954 TWA signed an agreement to move its overhaul base to the airport.
• Kansas City International Airport (MCI) has 3 runways.
• Kansas City eventually annexed the airport.
• The site just north of the then unincorporated hamlet of Hampton, Missouri was picked in May 1953 under the guidance of City Manager L.P.
• 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.
• Kansas City International Airport handled 10,148,524 passengers last year.
• In 2006 the airport began offering free Wi-Fi.
• Its largest carriers are Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines, both having many daily flights in Terminal B.
• 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.
• Along with the cramped site, there were doubts that the downtown site could handle the new Boeing 747.
• 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.

Facts about Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY):

• Because of Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Sari Dasht-e Naz International 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 Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,384 miles (18,320 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY) is Bishe Kola Air Base (BSM), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) W of SRY.
• Sari Dasht-e Naz International Airport (SRY) currently has only 1 runway.