Nonstop flight route between Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Leh, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Margate Airport (MGH), Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL), Leh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,442 miles (or 8,758 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 Margate Airport and Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe 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 Margate Airport and Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MGH / FAMG |
Airport Name: | Margate Airport |
Location: | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°51'33"S by 30°20'35"E |
Area Served: | Margate |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 495 feet (151 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MGH |
More Information: | MGH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXL / VILH |
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Location: | Leh, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°8'8"N by 77°32'47"E |
Area Served: | Leh |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 10682 feet (3,256 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IXL |
More Information: | IXL Maps & Info |
Facts about Margate Airport (MGH):
- The furthest airport from Margate Airport (MGH) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,637 miles (18,728 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Margate Airport (MGH) is Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) N of MGH.
- Because of Margate Airport's relatively low elevation of 495 feet, planes can take off or land at Margate 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.
- Margate Airport (MGH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL):
- In addition to being known as "Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport", another name for IXL is "कुशोक बकुला रिम्पोचे हवाई अड्डा".
- Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport's high elevation of 10,682 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IXL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IXL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,802 miles (18,993 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) is Skardu Airport (KDU), which is located 141 miles (227 kilometers) NW of IXL.