Nonstop flight route between Palacios, Texas, United States and Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX), Palacios, Texas, United States and Strother Field (WLD), Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 585 miles (or 941 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 Palacios Municipal Airport and Strother Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PSX / KPSX |
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| Location: | Palacios, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°43'38"N by 96°15'2"W |
| Area Served: | Palacios, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Palacios |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PSX |
| More Information: | PSX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WLD / KWLD |
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| Location: | Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°10'6"N by 97°2'14"W |
| Area Served: | Winfield / Arkansas City, Kansas |
| Operator/Owner: | Cities of Winfield & Arkansas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1160 feet (354 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WLD |
| More Information: | WLD Maps & Info |
Facts about Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX):
- In addition to being known as "Palacios Municipal Airport", another name for PSX is "(former Palacios Army Airfield)".
- Palacios Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,538 acres at an elevation of 14 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Palacios Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Palacios Municipal 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.
- The furthest airport from Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,017 miles (17,730 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) is Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NE of PSX.
- Camp Palacios was originally established as a summer training camp for the 36th Infantry Division of the TX National Guard after the Palacios Campsite Association donated the land to the state in 1926.
Facts about Strother Field (WLD):
- 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.
- Strother Field (WLD) has 2 runways.
- 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 closest airport to Strother Field (WLD) is Earl Henry Airport (BWL), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of WLD.
- In addition to being known as "Strother Field", another name for WLD is "(formerly Strother Army Airfield)".
- For the 12-month period ending November 19, 2008, the airport had 6,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 17 per day.
