Nonstop flight route between Peshawar, Pakistan and Alton, Illinois, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW), Peshawar, Pakistan and St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN), Alton, Illinois, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,264 miles (or 11,691 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 Bacha Khan International Airport and St. Louis Regional 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 Bacha Khan International Airport and St. Louis Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PEW / OPPS |
Airport Name: | Bacha Khan International Airport |
Location: | Peshawar, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'38"N by 71°30'52"E |
Area Served: | Peshawar |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1158 feet (353 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PEW |
More Information: | PEW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALN / KALN |
Airport Name: | St. Louis Regional Airport |
Location: | Alton, Illinois, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°53'25"N by 90°2'45"W |
Area Served: | Alton, Illinois |
Operator/Owner: | St. Louis Regional |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 544 feet (166 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ALN |
More Information: | ALN Maps & Info |
Facts about Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW):
- The closest airport to Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) is Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA), which is located 64 miles (104 kilometers) WNW of PEW.
- The airport traces its origins to 1927 when there was a small airfield that catered to much of the British Empire and aircraft that were either travelling onwards to the east or west.
- Bacha Khan International Airport handled 103,525 passengers last year.
- The airport achieved international status in 1965 when the first flight was operated from Kabul, Afghanistan to Peshawar.
- The furthest airport from Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,962 miles (19,250 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Bacha Khan International Airport, previously called Peshawar International Airport, is an international airport located in the city of Peshawar in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
- Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Peshawar is a major passenger hub with 75% flights internationally bound.
Facts about St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN):
- Because of St. Louis Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 544 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Louis Regional 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 St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) is Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of ALN.
- Its operations are paid for by an airport taxation district created in 1946, which collects taxes from property owners in the Madison County townships of Alton, Wood River, Foster and Fort Russell.
- The 2,250 acres airfield sits at 544 ft MSL.
- West Star Aviation is the largest fixed base operations company at the airport.
- St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) has 2 runways.