Nonstop flight route between Point Lookout, Missouri, United States and Jinan, Shandong, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK), Point Lookout, Missouri, United States and Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA), Jinan, Shandong, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,998 miles (or 11,263 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 M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport and Jinan Yaoqiang 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 M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport and Jinan Yaoqiang 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 M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK):

• The closest airport to M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK) is Branson Airport (BKG), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SSE of PLK.
• Because of M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 940 feet, planes can take off or land at M. Graham Clark Downtown 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.
• A private entity had contracted with the college to provide commercial airline service to Clark Field, serving Branson, in the late 1990s, but the venture failed and the terminal building, fire department building, and associated ramp were turned over to the college.
• Clark Field has at times been one of the busiest general aviation airports in the region.
• College of the Ozarks closed down its aviation science department in 2003.
• The furthest airport from M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,834 miles (17,435 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• M. Graham Clark Downtown Airport (PLK) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA):

• The furthest airport from Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) is Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport (CSZ), which is nearly antipodal to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (meaning Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Brigadier Hector Eduardo Ruiz Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,912 kilometers) away in Coronel Suárez, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Because of Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Jinan Yaoqiang 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.
• In addition to being known as "Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport", other names for TNA include "济南遥墙国际机场" and "Jǐnán Yáoqiáng Guójì Jīchǎng".
• Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport handled 7,664,111 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) is Weifang Airport (WEF), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) E of TNA.
• Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) currently has only 1 runway.