Nonstop flight route between McAlester, Oklahoma, United States and Abilene, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McAlester Regional Airport (MLC), McAlester, Oklahoma, United States and Abilene Regional Airport (ABI), Abilene, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 282 miles (or 453 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 McAlester Regional Airport and Abilene Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MLC / KMLC | 
| Airport Name: | McAlester Regional Airport | 
| Location: | McAlester, Oklahoma, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°52'57"N by 95°46'59"W | 
| Area Served: | McAlester, Oklahoma | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of McAlester | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 770 feet (235 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MLC | 
| More Information: | MLC Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABI / KABI | 
| Airport Name: | Abilene Regional Airport | 
| Location: | Abilene, Texas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°24'47"N by 99°40'59"W | 
| Area Served: | Abilene, Texas | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1791 feet (546 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ABI | 
| More Information: | ABI Maps & Info | 
Facts about McAlester Regional Airport (MLC):
- McAlester Regional Airport (MLC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to McAlester Regional Airport (MLC) is Antlers Municipal Airport (ATE), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) S of MLC.
- The airport was fairly new in 1952 when Braniff and Central DC-3s stopped there.
- The furthest airport from McAlester Regional Airport (MLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,791 miles (17,366 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- McAlester Regional Airport is in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, three miles southwest of McAlester, which owns it.
- Because of McAlester Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 770 feet, planes can take off or land at McAlester Regional 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 airport covers 257 acres.
Facts about Abilene Regional Airport (ABI):
- Southwest Medevac houses a medical helicopter and crew at the airport, available for emergency response 24/7.
- Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of ABI.
- Texas State Technical College provides aviation maintenance training at its on-field hangar base.
- The furthest airport from Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,072 miles (17,819 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Construction of the airport's new 130-foot -tall control tower began in August 2010 and is expected to be completed by January 2012.




