Nonstop flight route between Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States and Kaunas, Lithuania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Smith Field (SMD), Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States and Kaunas International Airport (KUN), Kaunas, Lithuania would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,605 miles (or 7,412 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 Smith Field and Kaunas 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 Smith Field and Kaunas 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 Smith Field (SMD):

• Smith Field covers 234 acres at an elevation of 835 feet above mean sea level.
• Because of Smith Field's relatively low elevation of 835 feet, planes can take off or land at Smith Field 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 2010 Runway 5/23 was rebuilt.
• The furthest airport from Smith Field (SMD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,224 miles (18,064 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The old Baer Field, now renamed Smith Field, would remain Fort Wayne’s civil airport through World War II, and has since served general aviation.
• The United States government’s pioneering of a national airmail system begun in 1918, provided essential subsidies for America’s fledgling airline industry.
• Smith Field is a public airport five miles north of downtown Fort Wayne, in Allen County, Indiana.
• The closest airport to Smith Field (SMD) is Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of SMD.
• Smith Field (SMD) has 4 runways.

Facts about Kaunas International Airport (KUN):

• Kaunas International Airport (KUN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2008 the new three-storey terminal building has been opened for passenger operations.
• In addition to being known as "Kaunas International Airport", another name for KUN is "Kauno Oro uostas".
• Because of Kaunas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Kaunas 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.
• Due to its central location in Lithuania, Kaunas Airport is easily accessible via nearby A6 highway/E262, which connects to the other main freeways in Lithuania A1 motorway and Via Baltica.
• The closest airport to Kaunas International Airport (KUN) is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of KUN.
• The passenger traffic changes in late 2011 and early 2012 at Kaunas Airport are associated with the rivalry between Ryanair and Wizzair.
• The ground level is designated arrival area and fully complies with Schengen regulations.
• The furthest airport from Kaunas International Airport (KUN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,242 miles (18,092 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• At the beginning of 2013 Ryanair has invested more than 3 million Euro in a new aircraft maintenance and repair hangar in Kaunas, which currently employs 50 people.