Nonstop flight route between Kansas City, Missouri, United States and Berlin, Germany:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Kansas City, Missouri, United States and Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF), Berlin, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,787 miles (or 7,703 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 Berlin Schönefeld 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 Berlin Schönefeld 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):

• Shortly after the airport opened, TWA asked that the terminals be rebuilt to address these issues.
• 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.
• Its largest carriers are Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines, both having many daily flights in Terminal B.
• Kansas City International Airport handled 10,148,524 passengers last year.
• 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 (MCI) has 3 runways.
• 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.
• A similar design can be found at the Berlin-Tegel Airport and the Cologne Bonn Airport, both in Germany.
• 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 Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF):

• The closest airport to Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) is Berlin Tempelhof Airport (THF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NW of SXF.
• Berlin Schönefeld Airport handled 709,727 passengers last year.
• Schönefeld Airport is situated outside the city proper, unlike Berlin Tegel Airport.
• Terminal D was opened in December 2005 due to rapidly growing passenger numbers.
• In addition to being known as "Berlin Schönefeld Airport", other names for SXF include "Flughafen Berlin-Schönefeld" and "EDDB, ETBS".
• Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) currently has only 1 runway.
• Terminal C was originally built to accommodate flights to Israel.
• Between 1947 and 1990, Schönefeld airport was renamed on several occasions and finally became the main airport of the DDR.
• The airport is linked by local BVG bus lines 162 and 171.
• The furthest airport from Berlin Schönefeld Airport (SXF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,688 miles (18,810 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Berlin Schönefeld Airport's relatively low elevation of 157 feet, planes can take off or land at Berlin Schönefeld 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.