Nonstop flight route between Paris, Texas, United States and Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cox FieldCox Army Airfield (PRX), Paris, Texas, United States and Strother Field (WLD), Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 260 miles (or 418 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 Cox FieldCox Army Airfield and Strother Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Cox FieldCox Army Airfield (PRX):

• Because of Cox FieldCox Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 547 feet, planes can take off or land at Cox FieldCox Army Airfield 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.
• Cox FieldCox Army Airfield (PRX) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Cox FieldCox Army Airfield (PRX) is Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (HUJ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of PRX.
• Airline flights began around 1951 and continued into the 1960s.
• The furthest airport from Cox FieldCox Army Airfield (PRX) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,821 miles (17,414 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Strother Field (WLD):

• An airport, jointly owned by Arkansas City and Winfield, was under construction in April 1942 when the United States Army Air Forces indicated a need for the airfield as a training airfield by the Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Training Center.
• The airport is named for Donald Root Strother, the first Army Air Corp pilot from Cowley County, Kansas to lose his life in World War II.
• The closest airport to Strother Field (WLD) is Earl Henry Airport (BWL), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of WLD.
• Strother Field covers an area of 1,530 acres at an elevation of 1,160 feet above mean sea level.
• Strother Field (WLD) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Strother Field", another name for WLD is "(formerly Strother Army Airfield)".
• The furthest airport from Strother Field (WLD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,751 miles (17,302 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The military use of Strother Field ended in October 1945 and it was turned over for civil use.