Nonstop flight route between Bloomington, Minnesota, United States and Petropavl, Kazakhstan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP), Bloomington, Minnesota, United States and Petropavl Airport (PPK), Petropavl, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,474 miles (or 8,810 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 Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport and Petropavl Airport, 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 Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport and Petropavl Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP):

• In 2004, Northwest Airlines, which is now Delta Air Lines, proposed expanding the Lindbergh Terminal 1 to accommodate growing flight operations in a plan known as the MSP 2020 Vision.
• The closest airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP) is St. Paul Downtown Airport (STP), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of MSP.
• Pinnacle Airlines relocated its headquarters from Memphis International Airport to Minneapolis-St.
• Because of Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport's relatively low elevation of 841 feet, planes can take off or land at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain 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.
• Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP) has 4 runways.
• Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport handled 33,897,335 passengers last year.
• The airport is near Fort Snelling, the site of one of the earliest United States government settlements in the area.
• The 1970 disaster film Airport was partially filmed at MSP, filling in for a fictional Lincoln airport.
• In terms of passengers, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport is the 17th busiest airport in the United States and 41st busiest airport in the world in 2012.
• The furthest airport from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Wold–Chamberlain Airport (MSP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,758 miles (17,313 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Petropavl Airport (PPK):

• In addition to being known as "Petropavl Airport", another name for PPK is "Petropavlovsk Airport".
• Petropavl Airport (PPK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Petropavl Airport's relatively low elevation of 456 feet, planes can take off or land at Petropavl 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 furthest airport from Petropavl Airport (PPK) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,859 miles (17,475 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
• The closest airport to Petropavl Airport (PPK) is Kokshetau Airport (KOV), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) S of PPK.