Nonstop flight route between Melfi, Chad and Topeka, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Melfi Airport (MEF), Melfi, Chad and Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,133 miles (or 9,870 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 Melfi Airport and Forbes 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 Melfi Airport and Forbes Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Melfi Airport (MEF):

• The closest airport to Melfi Airport (MEF) is Mongo Airport (MVO), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) NNE of MEF.
• The furthest airport from Melfi Airport (MEF) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Melfi Airport (meaning Melfi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,352 miles (19,878 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
• In addition to being known as "Melfi Airport", another name for MEF is "Melfi Airport (Melfi)".
• Melfi Airport (MEF) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):

• In 1909, Forbes Field's opening season, the Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers in the World Series.
• The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.
• In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
• The final posted dimensions of the ballpark were left field line 365 feet, left-center field 406 feet, deepest left-center 457 feet, deep right-center 436 feet, right-center field 375 feet, and right field line 300 feet.
• The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Even at this long distance from home plate, the wall stood 12 feet in height all around the field, with the right field wall reduced to 9.5 feet following the 1925 construction.
• The first batter at Forbes Field was future Hall of Famer Johnny Evers, the Cubs second baseman and lead off batter.
• Pictures depict the flag at Forbes Field at half staff on opening day.
• The infield developed a "rock-hard" surface throughout the stadium's history.
• In 1925, the right field grandstand was extended into the corner and into fair territory, reducing the foul line distance from 376 feet to 300 feet.