Nonstop flight route between Kansas City, Missouri, United States and Jayapura, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC), Kansas City, Missouri, United States and Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ), Jayapura, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,163 miles (or 13,137 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 Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport and Sentani Airport (SNA), 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 Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport and Sentani Airport (SNA). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC):

• Kansas City, MO Aviation Department announced plans on October 17, 2006 to build a $20 million aircraft hangar complex at the Charles B.
• Today the airport is used for corporate and recreational aviation.
• Taxiway H was at one time part of runway 17/35.
• The closest airport to Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) is Kansas City International Airport (MCI), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) NNW of MKC.
• Because of Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 756 feet, planes can take off or land at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown 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.
• This airport replaced Richards Field as Kansas City's main airport.
• Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,758 miles (17,313 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• It is home to the National Airline History Museum, and the TWA Museum.

Facts about Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ):

• At the end of the war the Hollandia airfield was abandoned but remains in good condition to this day.
• The furthest airport from Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is nearly antipodal to Sentani Airport (SNA) (meaning Sentani Airport (SNA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport), and is located 12,028 miles (19,358 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
• The closest airport to Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) is Batom Airport (BXM), which is located 66 miles (107 kilometers) WNW of DJJ.
• In addition to being known as "Sentani Airport (SNA)", another name for DJJ is "Bandar Udara Sentani".
• Because of Sentani Airport (SNA)'s relatively low elevation of 289 feet, planes can take off or land at Sentani Airport (SNA) 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.
• Sentani Airport (SNA) (DJJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In October 2012, The Ministry of Transportation announced plans to extend the runway to 3,000 meters, develop the taxiway, and also provide jet bridges to board and disembark passengers.