Nonstop flight route between Kansas City, Missouri, United States and Moulins, Allier, France:
Departure Airport:
(39°17'50"N by 94°42'50"W)
Arrival Airport:
(46°32'3"N by 3°25'18"E)
Distance from MCI to XMU:
4,656.70 miles (7,494.22 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Kansas City, Missouri, United States and Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (XMU), Moulins, Allier, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,657 miles (or 7,494 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 Moulins - Montbeugny 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 Moulins - Montbeugny Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCI / KMCI |
| Airport Name: | Kansas City International Airport |
| Location: | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°17'50"N by 94°42'50"W |
| Area Served: | Kansas City, Missouri; Kansas City, Kansas, United States |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1026 feet (313 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCI |
| More Information: | MCI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XMU / LFHY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Moulins, Allier, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°32'3"N by 3°25'18"E |
| Area Served: | Moulins / Montbeugny, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI de Moulins et Vichy |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 915 feet (279 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XMU |
| More Information: | XMU Maps & Info |
Facts about Kansas City International Airport (MCI):
- Kansas City International Airport (MCI) has 3 runways.
- Kansas City International Airport handled 10,148,524 passengers last year.
- In 2009 the airport was reported as having the highest number of wildlife strikes of any airport in the US, based on take-offs and landings.
- As a result, passenger services were nonexistent downstream of the security checkpoint in the gate area.
- 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.
- TWA vetoed concepts to model the airport on Washington Dulles International Airport and Tampa International Airport, because those two airports had people movers which it deemed too expensive.
- Although Mid-Continent merged with Braniff in 1952, Kansas City decided to name the new airport on the basis of Mid-Continent's historic roots.
- As part of the renovation, the airport constructed a personal washing area for taxicab drivers, allowing them to wash up in a more safe and sanitary manner than had been occurring in sinks and floor-level bucket sinks.
- Kansas City and the airlines have opted against any "people movers" connecting the three rings.
- 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.
- 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.
- Kansas City already owned Grandview Airport south of the city with ample room for expansion, but the city chose to build a new airport north of the city away from the Missouri River following lobbying by Platte County native Jay B.
Facts about Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (XMU):
- The closest airport to Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (XMU) is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) SSW of XMU.
- Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (XMU) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (XMU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (meaning Moulins - Montbeugny Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,248 miles (19,712 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Moulins - Montbeugny Airport's relatively low elevation of 915 feet, planes can take off or land at Moulins - Montbeugny 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.
- In addition to being known as "Moulins - Montbeugny Airport", another name for XMU is "Aérodrome de Moulins - Montbeugny".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.93 miles (19.20 km) WNW | Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV) | Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, United States |     |
| 2 | 13.69 miles (22.03 km) SSE | Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) | Kansas City, Missouri, United States | |
| 3 | 31.12 miles (50.08 km) S | Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC) | Olathe, Kansas, United States | |
| 4 | 33.41 miles (53.77 km) SW | Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWC) | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | |
| 5 | 33.60 miles (54.08 km) SSW | New Century AirCenter (JCI) | Olathe, Kansas, United States | |
| 6 | 34.40 miles (55.36 km) NNW | Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) | St. Joseph, Missouri, United States | |
| 7 | 51.17 miles (82.35 km) WSW | Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP) | Topeka, Kansas, United States | |
| 8 | 73.84 miles (118.84 km) ESE | Whiteman Air Force Base (SZL) | Knob Noster, Missouri, United States | |
| 9 | 80.73 miles (129.92 km) NE | Trenton Municipal Airport (TRX) | Trenton, Missouri, United States | |
| 10 | 82.11 miles (132.14 km) E | Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport (MHL) | Marshall, Missouri, United States | |
| 11 | 92.10 miles (148.21 km) ESE | Sedalia Regional Airport (DMO) | Sedalia, Missouri, United States | |
| 12 | 103.63 miles (166.77 km) S | Fort Scott Municipal Airport (FSK) | Fort Scott, Kansas, United States | |
| 13 | 103.82 miles (167.07 km) SW | Emporia Municipal Airport (EMP) | Emporia, Kansas, United States | |
| 14 | 105.35 miles (169.55 km) W | Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) | Manhattan, Kansas, United States | |
| 15 | 111.13 miles (178.84 km) W | Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI) | Junction City, Kansas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,750.42 miles (17,301.07 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,728.21 miles (17,265.33 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,705.40 miles (17,228.63 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,703.15 miles (17,225.01 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,674.49 miles (17,178.89 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,659.02 miles (17,153.99 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,649.87 miles (17,139.27 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,647.07 miles (17,134.75 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,629.91 miles (17,107.15 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,613.41 miles (17,080.58 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,608.11 miles (17,072.06 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,595.71 miles (17,052.11 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,560.18 miles (16,994.93 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 14 | 10,559.86 miles (16,994.40 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,559.29 miles (16,993.48 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 53.19 miles (85.60 km) SSW | Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 2 | 54.78 miles (88.17 km) WSW | Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) | Montluçon, France | |
| 3 | 61.62 miles (99.17 km) NW | Bourges Airport (BOU) | Bourges, France | |
| 4 | 80.47 miles (129.51 km) SSE | Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) | Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France | |
| 5 | 83.67 miles (134.65 km) WNW | Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR) | Châteauroux / Déols, France | |
| 6 | 90.72 miles (145.99 km) N | Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF) | Auxerre, France | |
| 7 | 91.49 miles (147.24 km) SE | Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) | Lyon, France | |
| 8 | 92.00 miles (148.06 km) ESE | Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | |
| 9 | 93.83 miles (151.00 km) ENE | Dijon Air Base (DIJ) | Dijon, France | |
| 10 | 97.14 miles (156.34 km) SE | Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) | Lyon, France | |
| 11 | 101.51 miles (163.37 km) ENE | Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) | Dole, France | |
| 12 | 101.85 miles (163.91 km) S | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 13 | 116.86 miles (188.06 km) WSW | Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) | Limoges, France | |
| 14 | 122.26 miles (196.77 km) SE | Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB) | Grenoble, France | |
| 15 | 123.05 miles (198.03 km) SSW | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,248.47 miles (19,711.95 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,890.84 miles (19,136.40 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,877.67 miles (19,115.21 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,876.19 miles (19,112.83 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,865.40 miles (19,095.46 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,864.15 miles (19,093.45 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,856.25 miles (19,080.73 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,849.88 miles (19,070.48 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,847.44 miles (19,066.55 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,843.19 miles (19,059.71 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,832.80 miles (19,042.99 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,826.92 miles (19,033.53 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,826.23 miles (19,032.42 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,817.20 miles (19,017.90 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,814.19 miles (19,013.06 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |