Nonstop flight route between Olathe, Kansas, United States and Newburgh, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC), Olathe, Kansas, United States and Stewart International Airport (SWF), Newburgh, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,102 miles (or 1,773 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 Johnson County Executive Airport and Stewart International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC):

• The closest airport to Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC) is New Century AirCenter (JCI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of OJC.
• Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Johnson County Executive Airport (OJC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,751 miles (17,302 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Stewart International Airport (SWF):

• The Metropolitan Transportation Authority was the first government body to try to convert it into the New York metropolitan area's fourth major airport.
• After its closure as an air force base in the early 1970s, an ambitious plan by former Governor Nelson Rockefeller to expand and develop the airport led to a protracted struggle with local landowners that led to reforms in the state's eminent domain laws but no actual development of the land acquired.
• Because of Stewart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 491 feet, planes can take off or land at Stewart International 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.
• After the creation of the United States Air Force following World War II, the army airfield was converted to an air force base while still being used for training of cadets at West Point.
• The closest airport to Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Orange County Airport (MGJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of SWF.
• In 1930 Thomas "Archie" Stewart, an early aviation enthusiast and descendant of prominent local dairy farmer Lachlan Stewart, convinced his uncle Samuel Stewart to donate "Stoney Lonesome", split between the towns of Newburgh and New Windsor, to the nearby city of Newburgh for use as an airport.
• During World War II many barracks and other buildings, which still stand, were built on the base.
• Federal law at the time required that all airports providing passenger service had to be owned by some public entity.
• The next year the state transferred control from MTA to its own Department of Transportation, with a mandate to improve and develop the airport.
• In the early 1970s, Governor Nelson Rockefeller's administration saw the potential for Stewart to support the metropolitan area.
• The furthest airport from Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,712 miles (18,848 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In July 2006, the state formally transferred ownership of the state forest from DOT to DEC, ending the process of creating Stewart State Forest.
• Stewart International Airport (SWF) has 2 runways.