Nonstop flight route between Akola, India and Charlotte, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shivani Airport (AKD), Akola, India and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,313 miles (or 13,379 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 Shivani Airport and Charlotte Douglas International 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 Shivani Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Shivani Airport (AKD):

• Because of Shivani Airport's relatively low elevation of 999 feet, planes can take off or land at Shivani 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 was constructed in 1943 by the Public Works Department.
• In addition to being known as "Shivani Airport", other names for AKD include "अकोला विमानतळ", "Shivani Airport" and "Akola Airport अकोला विमानतळ".
• The furthest airport from Shivani Airport (AKD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,831 miles (19,040 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Shivani Airport (AKD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Shivani Airport (AKD) is Nanded Airport (NDC), which is located 106 miles (171 kilometers) S of AKD.

Facts about Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT):

• In 1987 Piedmont started non-stop 767 flights to London.
• The closest airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Wilgrove Air Park (QWG), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) W of CLT.
• The runway opened January 6, 2010.
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a joint civil-military public international airport located in Charlotte, North Carolina.
• The furthest airport from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,521 miles (18,541 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport handled 41,228,372 passengers last year.
• The August 1, 2013 court date yielded a verdict that the transfer, should it occur, would need prior approval from the FAA, a division of the US Department of Transportation, currently headed by former Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, who has officially recused himself from the matter.
• In 1999, plans were announced for the construction of a regional carrier concourse and for the expansion of Concourses A and D.
• Because of Charlotte Douglas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 748 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlotte Douglas International 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.
• Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has 4 runways.
• Eastern Air Lines began scheduled jet flights with the Boeing 720 in early 1962.