Nonstop flight route between Mankato, Minnesota, United States and Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mankato Regional Airport (MKT), Mankato, Minnesota, United States and Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU), Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 984 miles (or 1,583 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 Mankato Regional Airport and Raleigh–Durham International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKT / KMKT |
Airport Name: | Mankato Regional Airport |
Location: | Mankato, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°13'18"N by 93°55'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Mankato |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1020 feet (311 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKT |
More Information: | MKT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDU / KRDU |
Airport Name: | Raleigh–Durham International Airport |
Location: | Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°52'40"N by 78°47'14"W |
Area Served: | The Research Triangle Metropolitan Region of North Carolina |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 435 feet (133 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from RDU |
More Information: | RDU Maps & Info |
Facts about Mankato Regional Airport (MKT):
- Mankato Regional Airport (MKT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Mankato Regional Airport (MKT) is New Ulm Municipal Airport (ULM), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of MKT.
- The furthest airport from Mankato Regional Airport (MKT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,737 miles (17,280 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU):
- In the 1970s, the last decade before airline deregulation, Piedmont connected RDU to Charlotte, Greensboro, New Bern, Norfolk, Richmond, Rocky Mount, Washington, Wilmington and Winston-Salem.
- Because of Raleigh–Durham International Airport's relatively low elevation of 435 feet, planes can take off or land at Raleigh–Durham International 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.
- The closest airport to Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) ENE of RDU.
- After deregulation Allegheny Airlines arrived in 1979 and by 1985 Trans World Airlines, American Airlines, Ozark, People Express, New York Air, and Pan Am had all put in appearances.
- The furthest airport from Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 2010 RDU's traffic began to recover.
- Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) has 3 runways.