Nonstop flight route between Visalia, California, United States and Kingston, Jamaica:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS), Visalia, California, United States and Norman Manley International Airport (KIN), Kingston, Jamaica would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,881 miles (or 4,637 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 Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield and Norman Manley 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 Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield and Norman Manley 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 Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS):

• Because of Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 295 feet, planes can take off or land at Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield 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 closest airport to Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) is Mefford Field (TLR), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of VIS.
• Visalia Municipal Airport was built in 1927 and purchased by the city in 1928.
• Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In all phases, Visalia AAF was used as a satellite training site.
• The furthest airport from Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,355 miles (18,274 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.

Facts about Norman Manley International Airport (KIN):

• The furthest airport from Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is located 11,894 miles (19,141 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
• The closest airport to Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) is Tinson Pen Aerodrome (KTP), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NNW of KIN.
• The project seeks to increase the airport's capacity to cater for projected air and passenger traffic at an acceptable level of service to the year 2023.
• Because of Norman Manley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Norman Manley 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.
• The contract relating to additions and alterations to the departure concourse has been awarded to Kier Construction Limited and is valued at $161.5M.
• "The first phase of construction and renovation should be complete by 2007."Construction started in June 2006.
• Norman Manley International Airport (KIN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Norman Manley International Airport handled 1,714,710 passengers last year.