Nonstop flight route between Jamshedpur, India and Glendale, Arizona, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sonari Airport (IXW), Jamshedpur, India and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,356 miles (or 13,448 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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke 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 Sonari Airport and Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field. 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: | LUF / KLUF |
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Location: | Glendale, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'5"N by 112°22'59"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LUF |
More Information: | LUF 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sonari Airport", another name for IXW is "सोनारी हवाई अड्डे".
- 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.
- A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the AAI and the Jharkhand government on 20 February 2012 for establishing a new airport for Jamshedpur.
- 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.
- Sonari Airport (IXW) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
- Since June 2012, Luke AFB has been the permanent home of Naval Operational Support Center Phoenix of the US Navy.
- Luke Air Force Base was named after Second Lieutenant Frank Luke.
- It is a designated Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants.
- For several years, the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at Sandia Base, New Mexico, had provided all atomic, biological, and chemical warfare training for the Air Force.
- By 7 February 1944, pilots at Luke had achieved a million hours of flying time.