Nonstop flight route between Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom and Kankakee, Illinois, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Newcastle Airport (NCL), Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom and Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK), Kankakee, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,830 miles (or 6,164 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 Newcastle Airport and Greater Kankakee 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 Newcastle Airport and Greater Kankakee Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Newcastle Airport (NCL):

• Because of Newcastle Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Newcastle 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.
• Newcastle Airport handled 4,420,839 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Newcastle Airport (NCL) is Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SSE of NCL.
• The 1960s saw tremendous growth in passenger numbers at the Airport.
• Adjacent to the Hilton Doubletree is the Premier Inn, with another Premier Inn located at Callerton, near the general aviation terminal.
• In August 2004 an extended and refurbished Departure Terminal was opened.
• Rapid expansion in passenger traffic has led to increasing commercial utilisation of the south-side of the airport, which was previously used for general aviation, and is now used for freight, mail and corporate flights.
• Newcastle Airport (NCL) currently has only 1 runway.
• When Gill Airways existed, its head office was in the New Aviation House, on the airport property.
• The furthest airport from Newcastle Airport (NCL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Newcastle Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.

Facts about Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK):

• The airport was opened in 1962 and continues to operate as a general aviation facility serving the Kankakee area and South Chicago.
• The furthest airport from Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,091 miles (17,849 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) is Kentland Municipal Airport (KKT), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) SE of IKK.
• Because of Greater Kankakee Airport's relatively low elevation of 629 feet, planes can take off or land at Greater Kankakee 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.
• Greater Kankakee Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles south of the central business district of Kankakee, a city in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States.
• The airport is owned and operated by the Kankakee Valley Airport Authority.
• Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK) has 2 runways.