Nonstop flight route between Shafter, California, United States and Concordia, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States and Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK), Concordia, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,210 miles (or 1,947 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 Shafter Airport and Blosser Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIT / KMIT |
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Location: | Shafter, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W |
Area Served: | Shafter, California |
Operator/Owner: | Minter Field Airport District |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MIT |
More Information: | MIT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CNK / KCNK |
Airport Name: | Blosser Municipal Airport |
Location: | Concordia, Kansas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°32'57"N by 97°39'7"W |
Area Served: | Concordia, Kansas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Concordia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1486 feet (453 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from CNK |
More Information: | CNK Maps & Info |
Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):
- Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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.
- With the end of the war in 1945, airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use in March 1948.
- Shafter Airport, also known as Minter Field, is a public use airport located four nautical miles east of the central business district of Shafter, a city in Kern County, California, United States.
- The primary aircraft flown at Minter Field was the Vultee BT-13 Valiant, which was used for basic flight training.
- Lerdo Field, as the airport was initially known during World War II was first opened in June 1941 when the United States Army Air Corps dispatched a small garrison of airmen to open an airfield at Shafter.
- The closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
- The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".
- Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
Facts about Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK):
- The closest airport to Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK) is Salina Regional Airport (SLN), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) S of CNK.
- The airport's roots are in 1930, when Charlie Blosser laid the first dirt airstrip on his farm.
- Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Blosser Municipal Airport (CNK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,664 miles (17,163 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.