Nonstop flight route between Oviedo, Asturias, Spain and Kansas City, Missouri, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Asturias Airport (OVD), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain and Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Kansas City, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,373 miles (or 7,038 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 Asturias Airport and Kansas City International 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 Asturias Airport and Kansas City International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Asturias Airport (OVD):

• In addition to being known as "Asturias Airport", another name for OVD is "Aeropuerto de Asturias".
• Asturias Airport (OVD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1980, the airport underwent its first major expansion in preparation for the 1982 football World Cup in Spain.
• Because of Asturias Airport's relatively low elevation of 226 feet, planes can take off or land at Asturias 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.
• Asturias airport is located in the parish of Santiago del Monte, municipality of Castrillón, 15 km from Avilés, 40 km from Gijón and 47 km from the regional capital, Oviedo.
• The furthest airport from Asturias Airport (OVD) is Christchurch International Airport (CHC), which is nearly antipodal to Asturias Airport (meaning Asturias Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christchurch International Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in Christchurch, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Asturias Airport (OVD) is León Airport (LEN), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SSE of OVD.

Facts about Kansas City International Airport (MCI):

• Kansas City International Airport is a public airport 15 miles northwest of downtown Kansas City, in Platte County, Missouri.
• Kansas City was planning to build an airport with room for 10,000-foot runways and knew the downtown airport wouldn't do.
• Other improvements included new finishes throughout, new entrance vestibules to improve the air lock between the building interior and exterior, new baggage claim devices, updated retail areas, new exterior glazing and a common design for ticket counters that includes sunshade devices.
• Kansas City International Airport (MCI) has 3 runways.
• Kansas City eventually annexed the airport.
• MCI passenger terminals have a unique structure comprising three terminals in the shape of rings.
• The closest airport to Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of MCI.
• The terminals turned out to be unfriendly to the 747, since passengers spilled out of the gate area into the halls.
• The furthest airport from Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,750 miles (17,301 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Kansas City and the airlines have opted against any "people movers" connecting the three rings.
• Kansas City International Airport handled 10,148,524 passengers last year.