Nonstop flight route between Manhattan, Kansas, United States and Blythe, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK), Manhattan, Kansas, United States and Blythe Airport (BLH), Blythe, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,071 miles (or 1,724 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 relatively short distance between Manhattan Regional Airport and Blythe Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK):

• Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) has 2 runways.
• The FBO facility, next to the passenger terminal, is occupied by Kansas Air Center, which has been at Manhattan Airport since May 1989.
• The first scheduled commercial airline service into Manhattan was Continental Airlines, which began DC-3 flights to Wichita in April 1953.
• The closest airport to Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) is Marshall Army AirfieldMarshall Air Force Base (FRI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of MHK.
• Since the 1950s a number of commercial airlines have operated routes out of Manhattan Regional Airport.
• Manhattan Regional Airport covers 680 acres at an elevation of 1,066 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Manhattan Regional Airport (MHK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,646 miles (17,133 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• American Eagle operates scheduled daily flights to Dallas/Ft.
• In 1991, Air Midwest was sold to the Mesa Air Group of Nevada.

Facts about Blythe Airport (BLH):

• It never served Blythe, but Pacific Southwest Airlines conducted jet training flights from the Blythe Airport on occasion.
• Blythe Airport (BLH) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Blythe Airport", another name for BLH is "(former Blythe Army Air Field)".
• Blythe Army Air Field later became a sub-base of Muroc Army Air Field on 30 June 1945, and was inactivated on 18 October 1945, although during October–December 1946, the 477th Composite Group used the airfield for desert maneuvers, flying B-25 Mitchells.
• Because of Blythe Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Blythe 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 the main facility at Blythe, several auxiliary airfields were built.
• The Army Air Forces then used Blythe as a heavy bombardment crew training base for the Second Air Force 16th Bombardment Training Wing 358th Combat Crew Training School.
• The furthest airport from Blythe Airport (BLH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,472 miles (18,462 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Blythe Airport (BLH) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SSE of BLH.