Nonstop flight route between Twin Falls, Idaho, United States and Wichita, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF), Twin Falls, Idaho, United States and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB), Wichita, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 969 miles (or 1,559 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 Magic Valley Regional Airport and McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF):

• Because of Magic Valley Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,154 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TWF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TWF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Magic Valley Regional Airport", another name for TWF is "Joslin Field".
• The furthest airport from Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 10,862 miles (17,481 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The closest airport to Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) is Jackpot Airport (KPT), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) SSW of TWF.
• As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 29,606 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 26,991 in 2009, and 35,576 in 2010.

Facts about McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB):

• On 1 July 1972, the 23d TFW was transferred to England AFB, Louisiana where it replaced the temporary 4403d TFW, and the 561, 562 and 563 TFS were assigned to the 35 TFW at George AFB, California.
• The furthest airport from McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,740 miles (17,285 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The Boeing B-47 Stratojet was the first swept-winged jet bomber built in quantity for any air force, and was the mainstay of the medium-bombing strength of the Strategic Air Command all throughout the 1950s.
• The closest airport to McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield (IAB) is Cessna Aircraft Field (CEA), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) NNE of IAB.
• In August 1941, the Kansas National Guard 127th Observation Squadron was activated as the first military unit assigned to the Wichita airport.
• In spite of the difficulty of building an installation and initiating an entirely new program simultaneously, the base developed into a highly specialized training center.
• In addition to being known as "McConnell Air Force Base Wichita Army Airfield", another name for IAB is "McConnell AFB".
• On 11 October 1946, the 4156th AAF Base Unit was ordered to cease operations by the 30th of the month.
• Air Training Command was host at the base from 1951 through 1958, training B-47 aircrews.
• However, the name was changed to McConnell Air Force Base after less than a year in honor of Wichita brothers Fred and Thomas McConnell, both Air Force pilots and World War II veterans.