Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Madurai, India:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from HOU to IXM:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- HOU Airport Information
- IXM Airport Information
- Facts about HOU
- Facts about IXM
- Map of Nearest Airports to HOU
- List of Nearest Airports to HOU
- Map of Furthest Airports from HOU
- List of Furthest Airports from HOU
- Map of Nearest Airports to IXM
- List of Nearest Airports to IXM
- Map of Furthest Airports from IXM
- List of Furthest Airports from IXM
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States and Madurai Airport (IXM), Madurai, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,674 miles (or 15,568 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Madurai 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Madurai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOU / KHOU |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W |
Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOU |
More Information: | HOU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXM / VOMD |
Airport Name: | Madurai Airport |
Location: | Madurai, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°50'0"N by 78°5'21"E |
Area Served: | Madurai |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 446 feet (136 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IXM |
More Information: | IXM Maps & Info |
Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):
- The airport covers 1,304 acres and has four runways.
- TranStar Airlines corporate headquarters were at the airport.
- Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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.
- William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
- Developments at Hobby in the 2000s include a new concourse to serve Southwest Airlines, designed by Leo A Daly and the upgrade of Runway 4/22.
- The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
- The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Airline flights resumed at Hobby in 1971.
- In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
Facts about Madurai Airport (IXM):
- The furthest airport from Madurai Airport (IXM) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,407 miles (18,358 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- It was identified as one of 35 non-metro airports for modernization, and thus the new integrated terminal building was inaugurated on 12 September 2010.
- AAI had asked around 610 acres of land in Madurai to take up runway extension work.
- Madurai Airport (IXM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport has two adjacent terminals.
- Because of Madurai Airport's relatively low elevation of 446 feet, planes can take off or land at Madurai 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 Madurai Airport (IXM) is Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) NNE of IXM.