Nonstop flight route between St. Joseph, Missouri, United States and Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ), St. Joseph, Missouri, United States and Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM), Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,990 miles (or 12,858 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 Rosecrans Memorial Airport and Mbuji Mayi 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 Rosecrans Memorial Airport and Mbuji Mayi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ):

• In addition to being known as "Rosecrans Memorial Airport", another name for STJ is "Rosecrans Army Airfield".
• As previously mentioned, with the end of World War II, much of the former U.S.
• Because of Rosecrans Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 826 feet, planes can take off or land at Rosecrans Memorial 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 1939 airport was developed by the city as a municipal airport.
• The furthest airport from Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,738 miles (17,281 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Rosecrans Memorial Airport is located on a field that was once referred to as the French Bottoms.
• An additional tenant command at Rosecrans ANGB is the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center, a combined activity of both the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve Command.
• The closest airport to Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) is Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of STJ.
• Rosecrans Memorial Airport (STJ) has 2 runways.
• The mission of the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center is to increase the warfighting effectiveness and survivability of all USAF air mobility forces.

Facts about Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM):

• The closest airport to Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) is Gandajika Airport (GDJ), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) SSE of MJM.
• In addition to being known as "Mbuji Mayi Airport", another name for MJM is "Mbuji Mayi Airport".
• Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Mbuji Mayi Airport (meaning Mbuji Mayi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,544 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.