Nonstop flight route between St. Louis, Missouri, United States and Kerinci, Indonesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), St. Louis, Missouri, United States and Depati Parbo Airport (KRC), Kerinci, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,796 miles (or 15,766 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport and Depati Parbo 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport and Depati Parbo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL):

• In the late 1920s, Lambert Field became the first airport with an air traffic control system—albeit one that communicated with pilots via waving flags.
• Lambert's passenger traffic slowly rebounded from American Airlines' cuts of November 2003, increasing from a low of 13.4 million passengers enplaned in 2004, to 15.4 million by 2007, and increase of almost 15 percent.
• In 1982, Trans World Airlines moved its hub from Kansas City International Airport.
• Because of Lambert–St. Louis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 605 feet, planes can take off or land at Lambert–St. Louis 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.
• Named for Albert Bond Lambert, an Olympic medalist and prominent St.
• TWA's hub grew again in 1986 when the airline bought Ozark Airlines, which had its hub at Lambert's Concourse D.
• The furthest airport from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,986 miles (17,681 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) is St. Louis Downtown Airport (CPS), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) SE of STL.
• During 2008, Lambert's position as an American Airlines hub faced further pressure due to increased fuel costs and softened demand because of a depressed economy.

Facts about Depati Parbo Airport (KRC):

• The closest airport to Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) is Rokot Airport (RKI), which is located 121 miles (195 kilometers) W of KRC.
• Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) is Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport (GPI), which is nearly antipodal to Depati Parbo Airport (meaning Depati Parbo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guapi Airport Juan Casiano Airport), and is located 12,382 miles (19,926 kilometers) away in Guapi, Colombia.
• Because of Depati Parbo Airport's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Depati Parbo 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 "Depati Parbo Airport", another name for KRC is "Bandara Depati Parbo".