Nonstop flight route between Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China and Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG), Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China and Strother Field (WLD), Winfield/Arkansas City, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,536 miles (or 12,129 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 Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) and Strother Field, 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 Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) and Strother Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG):

• The closest airport to Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) is Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (RMQ), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of TXG.
• Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport)", other names for TXG include "臺中航空站臺中清泉崗機場", "Táizhōng HángkōngzhànTáizhōng Qīngquángǎng Jīchǎng", "RMQ", "RCMQ" and "RMQ".
• Because of Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 663 feet, planes can take off or land at Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang 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 Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) is Clorinda Airport (CLX), which is nearly antipodal to Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (meaning Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clorinda Airport), and is located 12,311 miles (19,813 kilometers) away in Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina.
• In 2003, with the demand to develop cross-strait and other international air routes from Taichung City, the Taiwan authorities made the decision to transfer airport from Shuinan Airport to RMQ.
• Due to higher demand, a new international terminal began construction in July 2011.

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 covers an area of 1,530 acres at an elevation of 1,160 feet above mean sea level.
• Strother Field (WLD) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Strother Field", another name for WLD is "(formerly Strother Army Airfield)".
• The closest airport to Strother Field (WLD) is Earl Henry Airport (BWL), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of WLD.
• The airport is named for Donald Root Strother, the first Army Air Corp pilot from Cowley County, Kansas to lose his life in World War II.