Nonstop flight route between Bangalore, India and Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), Bangalore, India and Henderson Field (MDY), Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,666 miles (or 10,728 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 Kempegowda International Airport and Henderson Field, 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 Kempegowda International Airport and Henderson Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLR / VOBL |
Airport Name: | Kempegowda International Airport |
Location: | Bangalore, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 13°11'56"N by 77°42'20"E |
Area Served: | Bangalore |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3002 feet (915 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BLR |
More Information: | BLR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDY / PMDY |
Airport Name: | Henderson Field |
Location: | Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°12'5"N by 177°22'53"W |
Area Served: | Midway Atoll |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Dept. of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDY |
More Information: | MDY Maps & Info |
Facts about Kempegowda International Airport (BLR):
- Kempegowda International Airport handled about 12.6 million passengers and had air traffic movements of about 330 per day in 2011.
- In the first phase of development, a car park for 2,000 vehicles in front of the terminal building at the ground level has been developed for the convenience of passengers and visitors.
- Kempegowda International Airport was expected to be inaugurated on 30 March 2008, but due to delays in air traffic control services, it was finally inaugurated on 23 May 2008 just before midnight when a Jet Airways flight from Mumbai landed.
- A plan is being processed for a direct rail service from Bangalore Cantonment Railway Station to the Basement Rail terminal at the airport.
- The closest airport to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is Mysore Airport (MYQ), which is located 97 miles (157 kilometers) SW of BLR.
- The furthest airport from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,368 miles (18,294 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) currently has only 1 runway.
- As the airport is 40 kilometres outside the city, a new high-speed rail link has been approved to connect it to the city.
Facts about Henderson Field (MDY):
- The airfield was previously served by Aloha Airlines with scheduled weekly charter flghts to and from Honolulu utilizing a Boeing 737-200 jetliner.
- Because of Henderson Field's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Henderson Field 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.
- Henderson Field (MDY) currently has only 1 runway.
- After transition from the U.S.
- The furthest airport from Henderson Field (MDY) is Lüderitz Airport (LUD), which is located 11,656 miles (18,759 kilometers) away in Luderitz, Namibia.
- The closest airport to Henderson Field (MDY) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is located 937 miles (1,508 kilometers) SE of MDY.