Nonstop flight route between Delhi, India and Qingshan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), Delhi, India and Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC), Qingshan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,523 miles (or 2,452 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 relatively short distance between Indira Gandhi International Airport and Xichang Qingshan Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DEL / VIDP |
Airport Name: | Indira Gandhi International Airport |
Location: | Delhi, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°34'6"N by 77°6'43"E |
Area Served: | Delhi/NCR |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 777 feet (237 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from DEL |
More Information: | DEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XIC / ZUXC |
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Location: | Qingshan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°59'21"N by 102°11'3"E |
Area Served: | Xichang |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5112 feet (1,558 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XIC |
More Information: | XIC Maps & Info |
Facts about Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL):
- On 21 August 2008, the airport inaugurated its 3rd runway 11/29 costing 10 billion and 4,430 m long.
- Opened in 2010, Terminal 3, a state-of-the-art and integrated future terminal, is the 24th largest building in the world and 8th largest passenger terminal.
- Because of Indira Gandhi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 777 feet, planes can take off or land at Indira Gandhi 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.
- The closest airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is Agra Airport (AGR), which is located 110 miles (178 kilometers) SSE of DEL.
- The initially proposed method of simultaneous takeoffs caused several near misses over the west side of the airport where the centrelines of runways 10/28 and 9/27 intersect.
- Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) has 3 runways.
- Terminal 1 facilities are currently used by GoAir, IndiGo, SpiceJet and are split into two areas, Terminal 1D for departures and Terminal 1C for arrivals.
- Delhi International Airport Limited is a consortium of the GMR Group, Fraport and Malaysia Airports, India Development Fund and the Airports Authority of India retains a 26% stake.
- The much awaited go ahead for the domestic airlines to start operations from the new T3 terminal has been given.
- The furthest airport from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Indira Gandhi International Airport (meaning Indira Gandhi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,026 miles (19,354 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC):
- The furthest airport from Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Xichang Qingshan Airport (meaning Xichang Qingshan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,015 miles (19,337 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Because of Xichang Qingshan Airport's high elevation of 5,112 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at XIC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make XIC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Xichang Qingshan Airport", other names for XIC include "西昌青山机场" and "Xīchāng Qīngshān Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Xichang Qingshan Airport (XIC) is Zhaotong Airport (ZAT), which is located 107 miles (171 kilometers) ESE of XIC.