Nonstop flight route between Carbondale/Murphysboro, Illinois, United States and Karachi, Pakistan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southern Illinois Airport (MDH), Carbondale/Murphysboro, Illinois, United States and Jinnah International Airport (KHI), Karachi, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,843 miles (or 12,622 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 Southern Illinois Airport and Jinnah 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 Southern Illinois Airport and Jinnah International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDH / KMDH |
Airport Name: | Southern Illinois Airport |
Location: | Carbondale/Murphysboro, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°46'41"N by 89°15'6"W |
Area Served: | Carbondale / Murphysboro, Illinois |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 411 feet (125 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDH |
More Information: | MDH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KHI / OPKC |
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Location: | Karachi, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°54'24"N by 67°9'38"E |
Area Served: | Karachi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 100 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KHI |
More Information: | KHI Maps & Info |
Facts about Southern Illinois Airport (MDH):
- The closest airport to Southern Illinois Airport (MDH) is Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) E of MDH.
- Southern Illinois Airport (MDH) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Southern Illinois Airport (MDH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,052 miles (17,786 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport is capable of accommodating a variety of aircraft up to and including the Boeing 757.
- An air traffic control tower operates from 7am to 9pm each day and an ASOS weather facility operates on a 24-hour basis.
- Based upon a study commissioned by the Illinois Aeronautics Division, the airport contributes more than $13.8 million in direct and indirect benefits to the region on an annual basis.
- The airport opened in 1950 and was originally known as Murdale Airport.
- Because of Southern Illinois Airport's relatively low elevation of 411 feet, planes can take off or land at Southern Illinois 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.
Facts about Jinnah International Airport (KHI):
- Jinnah International Airport (KHI) has 2 runways.
- Karachi was once a much busier airport.
- During World War II, Karachi Airport was a major transhipment base for United States Army Air Forces units and equipment being used by Tenth Air Force in eastern India and Burma, as well as for Fourteenth Air Force in China.
- In addition to being known as "Jinnah International Airport", another name for KHI is "جناح بین الاقوامی ہوائ اڈہ".
- On 8 June 2014, at least 10 militants armed with automatic weapons, a rocket launcher, suicide vests and grenades attacked the airport.
- The furthest airport from Jinnah International Airport (KHI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Jinnah International Airport (meaning Jinnah International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,173 miles (19,591 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Jinnah International Airport handled 16,065,465 passengers last year.
- In Karachi, the CIP Lounge can be used by all first and business class passengers on all outbound flights.
- Taxi service is available to the airport from all points of Karachi, while bus and minibus routes are also available to the airport.
- The closest airport to Jinnah International Airport (KHI) is Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) ENE of KHI.
- Because of Jinnah International Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Jinnah 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.