Nonstop flight route between Kansas City, Missouri, United States and Lewiston, Idaho, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC), Kansas City, Missouri, United States and Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS), Lewiston, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,238 miles (or 1,992 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 Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport and Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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

• Taxiway H was at one time part of runway 17/35.
• Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• The downtown airport has been renamed for Charles Wheeler who was mayor when Kansas City International opened.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS):

• The furthest airport from Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,717 miles (17,248 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Horizon Air began service to Lewiston and Pullman-Moscow in March 1983.SkyWest Airlines initiated service to Lewiston in June 1996 as a Delta feeder, but only for only a year, then returned as the Delta Connection in January 2005.
• The closest airport to Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) is Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) N of LWS.
• The short-lived Gem State Airlines of Coeur d'Alene served Lewiston for 11 months, until November 1979.Mountain West Airlines of Boise served Lewiston for less than three months before folding in early March 1981.Big Sky Airlines of Billings briefly served Lewiston in 1979.
• The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's contract control tower and will require pilots to rely on air traffic controllers from other area airports.
• Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport covers an area of 865 acres at an elevation of 1,442 feet above sea level.
• This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
• Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) has 2 runways.