Nonstop flight route between Minsk, Belarus and Kirksville, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Minsk National Airport (MSQ), Minsk, Belarus and Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK), Kirksville, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,050 miles (or 8,127 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 Minsk National Airport and Kirksville Regional 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 Minsk National Airport and Kirksville Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Minsk National Airport (MSQ):

• The airport serves as hub of the national Belarussian airline Belavia and the cargo carriers TransAVIAexport Airlines and Genex.
• Because of Minsk National Airport's relatively low elevation of 669 feet, planes can take off or land at Minsk National 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.
• Minsk National Airport (MSQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Minsk National Airport (MSQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,134 miles (17,918 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The airport is located 42 km east of Minsk, and is linked with the city with a toll-free highway.
• In 1977 in the environs of the Belarusian capital the building of the new airport "Minsk-2" was begun.
• The closest airport to Minsk National Airport (MSQ) is Minsk-1 Airport (MHP), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) W of MSQ.
• In addition to being known as "Minsk National Airport", another name for MSQ is "Нацыянальны аэрапорт МінскНациональный аэропорт Минск".

Facts about Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK):

• Kirksville Regional Airport is a city owned, public use airport located six nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Kirksville, a city in Benton Township, Adair County, Missouri, United States.
• The furthest airport from Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,860 miles (17,478 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Aviation in the Kirksville area began in the Kirksville area within a few years of the Wright brothers historic flight.
• Cape Air is the current air service provider, with an average of 900 to 1,000 passengers per month.
• Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) is Trenton Municipal Airport (TRX), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) W of IRK.
• Because of Kirksville Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 966 feet, planes can take off or land at Kirksville 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.