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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG), Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China and Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Kansas City, Missouri, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,488 miles (or 12,051 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 Kansas City 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 Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) and Kansas City 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 Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG):

• Taichung Airport(Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport) (TXG) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 2008, the Taiwanese authorities decided to build another terminal to meet for the booming passengers' demands, and then announced "First Phase for Central Taiwan International Airport ".
• 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.
• 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.
• Taichung Airport, commonly known as Taichung Ching Chuan Kang Airport, is an airport located in Taichung, Taiwan for both commercial and military purposes.
• 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".
• 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.

Facts about Kansas City International Airport (MCI):

• In 2009 the airport was reported as having the highest number of wildlife strikes of any airport in the US, based on take-offs and landings.
• In March 2010 the airport was announced as one of the first in the US to have full-body scanners with the first one used at Southwest Airlines beginning in the summer of 2010.
• Kansas City was planning to build an airport with room for 10,000-foot runways and knew the downtown airport wouldn't do.
• TWA's vision for the future of flight which had been pioneered by the TWA Flight Center at JFK Airport in New York City proved obsolete almost from the start.
• Kansas City International Airport handled 10,148,524 passengers last year.
• TWA's Kansas City Overhaul Base at its peak in the 1960s and 1970s was Kansas City's largest employer, with 6,000 employees.
• The furthest airport from Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,750 miles (17,301 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1954 TWA signed an agreement to move its overhaul base to the airport.
• As a result, passenger services were nonexistent downstream of the security checkpoint in the gate area.
• The closest airport to Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is Sherman Army AirfieldSherman Air Force Base (FLV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of MCI.
• Kansas City International Airport (MCI) has 3 runways.
• Kansas City Industrial Airport was built after the Great Flood of 1951 destroyed the facilities of both of Kansas City's hometown airlines Mid-Continent Airlines and TWA at Fairfax Airport across the Missouri River from the city's main Kansas City Municipal Airport.
• Its largest carriers are Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines, both having many daily flights in Terminal B.