Nonstop flight route between Kalemyo, Myanmar (Burma) and Blythe, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kalaymyo Airport (KMV), Kalemyo, Myanmar (Burma) and Blythe Airport (BLH), Blythe, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,080 miles (or 13,003 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 Kalaymyo Airport and Blythe 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 Kalaymyo Airport and Blythe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KMV / VYKL |
Airport Name: | Kalaymyo Airport |
Location: | Kalemyo, Myanmar (Burma) |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°11'18"N by 94°3'2"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 499 feet (152 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KMV |
More Information: | KMV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLH / KBLH |
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Location: | Blythe, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°36'52"N by 114°42'47"W |
Area Served: | Blythe, California |
Operator/Owner: | County of Riverside |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 399 feet (122 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLH |
More Information: | BLH Maps & Info |
Facts about Kalaymyo Airport (KMV):
- Kalaymyo Airport (KMV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kalaymyo Airport (KMV) is Lengpui Airport (AJL), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) WNW of KMV.
- Because of Kalaymyo Airport's relatively low elevation of 499 feet, planes can take off or land at Kalaymyo 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 Kalaymyo Airport (KMV) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
Facts about Blythe Airport (BLH):
- Blythe Airport was established by the Civil Aeronautics Administration in the late 1930s as an emergency landing field on the Los Angeles to Phoenix airway.
- The closest airport to Blythe Airport (BLH) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SSE of BLH.
- Blythe Airport (BLH) has 2 runways.
- In addition to the main facility at Blythe, several auxiliary airfields were built.
- Today a modern airport has been built on the site of the former wartime airfield.
- The furthest airport from Blythe Airport (BLH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,472 miles (18,462 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Blythe Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Blythe 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 "Blythe Airport", another name for BLH is "(former Blythe Army Air Field)".
- The Army Air Forces then used Blythe as a heavy bombardment crew training base for the Second Air Force 16th Bombardment Training Wing 358th Combat Crew Training School.
- The airport was leased by the United States Army in 1942 and between 1942 and 1944, the U.S.