Nonstop flight route between Aizawl, India and Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lengpui Airport (AJL), Aizawl, India and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,054 miles (or 12,961 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 Lengpui Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AJL / VEAZ |
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Location: | Aizawl, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°50'18"N by 92°37'13"E |
Area Served: | Aizawl |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Government |
Airport Type: | Indian Public |
Elevation: | 1328 feet (405 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AJL |
More Information: | AJL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCA / KDCA |
Airport Name: | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
Location: | Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°51'7"N by 77°2'16"W |
Area Served: | Washington Metropolitan Area |
Operator/Owner: | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from DCA |
More Information: | DCA Maps & Info |
Facts about Lengpui Airport (AJL):
- The closest airport to Lengpui Airport (AJL) is Kailashahar Airport (IXH), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NW of AJL.
- Lengpui Airport (AJL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lengpui Airport (AJL) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,428 miles (18,392 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- On 4 May 2011, a Northeast Shuttle's Cessna Caravan crash landed at Lengpui airport, overshooting the runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lengpui Airport", other names for AJL include "Aizawl Airport", "लेंगपुई हवाई अड्डे" and "VELP".
- The airport was constructed at a cost of Rs.
Facts about Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):
- Reagan National Airport is subject to a federally mandated perimeter limitation and may not accommodate nonstop flights to or from cities beyond 1,250-statute-mile, with limited exceptions.
- Originally the airport had no perimeter rule.
- Because of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Ronald Reagan Washington National 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of DCA.
- Other than 40 slot exemptions, flights into and out of DCA are not allowed to exceed 1,250 statute miles in any direction nonstop, in an effort to send air traffic to the larger but more distant Washington Dulles International Airport.
- Given Reagan National Airport's proximity to the city and high-security facilities, Reagan National has extra security precautions required by the Washington Air Defense Identification Zone that have been in place since the airport began operations.
- The furthest airport from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has 3 runways.