Nonstop flight route between Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States and Kirksville, Missouri, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States and Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK), Kirksville, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 960 miles (or 1,545 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 JB MDL Lakehurst and Kirksville Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEL / KNEL |
| Airport Name: | JB MDL Lakehurst |
| Location: | Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°1'59"N by 74°21'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| View all routes: | Routes from NEL |
| More Information: | NEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IRK / KIRK |
| Airport Name: | Kirksville Regional Airport |
| Location: | Kirksville, Missouri, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°5'35"N by 92°32'42"W |
| Area Served: | Kirksville, Missouri |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Kirksville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 966 feet (294 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IRK |
| More Information: | IRK Maps & Info |
Facts about JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL):
- The Lakehurst portion of JB MDL is the world's only provider of full spectrum support for aircraft launch, recovery and support equipment systems for U.S.
- The closest airport to JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Ocean County Airport (MJX), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of NEL.
- Its history begins as a munitions-testing site for the Imperial Russian Army in 1916.
- Maxfield Field was named 6 January 1944 in honor of Commander Louis H.
- The furthest airport from JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,936 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK):
- A post-war boom in commercial aviation finally reached Kirksville in 1961 when Ozark Airlines began regular air service.
- Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) is Trenton Municipal Airport (TRX), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) W of IRK.
- Kirksville Regional Airport covers an area of 476 acres at an elevation of 966 feet above mean sea level.
- 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.
