Nonstop flight route between Mongu, Western Province, Zambia and Topeka, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mongu Airport (MNR), Mongu, Western Province, Zambia and Forbes Field (FOE), Topeka, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,580 miles (or 12,199 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 Mongu Airport and Forbes Field, 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 Mongu Airport and Forbes Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mongu Airport (MNR):

• Mongu Airport (MNR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Mongu Airport (MNR) is Kalabo Airport (KLB), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) WNW of MNR.
• The furthest airport from Mongu Airport (MNR) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is nearly antipodal to Mongu Airport (meaning Mongu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kona International Airport at Keāhole), and is located 12,123 miles (19,509 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.

Facts about Forbes Field (FOE):

• The furthest airport from Forbes Field (FOE) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,496 miles (18,501 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Barney Dreyfuss "hated cheap home runs and vowed he'd have none in his park", which led him to design a large playing field for Forbes Field.
• Even at this long distance from home plate, the wall stood 12 feet in height all around the field, with the right field wall reduced to 9.5 feet following the 1925 construction.
• The batting cage was placed just to the left of the 457-foot center field "Death Valley" marker during games, because it was believed impossible to hit the ball that far.
• In addition to being known as "Forbes Field", another name for FOE is ""The House of Thrills""The Old Lady of Schenley Park""The Orchard of Oakland" [1]".
• Dreyfuss announced that unlike established wooden ballparks such as the Polo Grounds, he would build a three-tiered stadium out of steel and concrete to increase longevity—the first of its kind in the nation.Charles Wellford Leavitt, Jr.
• The closest airport to Forbes Field (FOE) is Allegheny County Airport (AGC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSE of FOE.
• The infield developed a "rock-hard" surface throughout the stadium's history.
• It is more accurate to say Mayor Magee threw out the first ball.
• In 1909, Forbes Field's opening season, the Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers in the World Series.