Nonstop flight route between Jamshedpur, India and Niigata, Japan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sonari Airport (IXW), Jamshedpur, India and Niigata Airport (KIJ), Niigata, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,277 miles (or 5,274 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 Sonari Airport and Niigata 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 Sonari Airport and Niigata Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXW / VEJS |
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Location: | Jamshedpur, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°48'48"N by 86°10'5"E |
Area Served: | Jamshedpur, Tatanagar |
Operator/Owner: | TATA Steel |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 478 feet (146 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IXW |
More Information: | IXW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KIJ / RJSN |
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Location: | Niigata, Japan |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°57'20"N by 139°6'42"E |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from KIJ |
More Information: | KIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Sonari Airport (IXW):
- The closest airport to Sonari Airport (IXW) is Birsa Munda Airport (IXR), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of IXW.
- A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the AAI and the Jharkhand government on 20 February 2012 for establishing a new airport for Jamshedpur.
- In addition to being known as "Sonari Airport", another name for IXW is "सोनारी हवाई अड्डे".
- Sonari Airport (IXW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sonari Airport (IXW) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,416 miles (18,372 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Sonari Airport's relatively low elevation of 478 feet, planes can take off or land at Sonari 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.
Facts about Niigata Airport (KIJ):
- Because of Niigata Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Niigata 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 airport saw several major service expansions in the spring of 2012, when China Eastern Airlines, Fuji Dream Airlines and All Nippon Airways announced service to Shanghai, Nagoya and Narita respectively.
- The furthest airport from Niigata Airport (KIJ) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Rio Grande, Brazil.
- Scheduled "limousine bus" service is provided to and from Niigata Station every 20 minutes and heavily subsidized by Niigata Prefecture.
- The closest airport to Niigata Airport (KIJ) is Shonai Airport (SYO), which is located 70 miles (112 kilometers) NNE of KIJ.
- In addition to being known as "Niigata Airport", other names for KIJ include "新潟空港" and "Niigata Kūkō".
- Niigata Airport (KIJ) has 2 runways.