Nonstop flight route between Alton, Illinois, United States and Bangalore, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN), Alton, Illinois, United States and Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), Bangalore, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,752 miles (or 14,085 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 St. Louis Regional Airport and Kempegowda 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 St. Louis Regional Airport and Kempegowda 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 St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN):

• Today a fair amount of air traffic and the Direct TV blimp comes for Cardinals playoffs, as Lambert's airport cannot take the blimp.
• Because of St. Louis Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 544 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Louis Regional 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 St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) is Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) WSW of ALN.
• The furthest airport from St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Civic Memorial Airport opened in 1946 and received its current name in 1984.
• West Star Aviation is the largest fixed base operations company at the airport.
• St. Louis Regional Airport (ALN) has 2 runways.

Facts about Kempegowda International Airport (BLR):

• On 19 January 2010, BIAL embarked on an expansion plan and fast tracked extension of the current terminal, which includes new architectural components.
• The airport was later expanded in 2012, to provide for more passengers and aircraft.
• The closest airport to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is Mysore Airport (MYQ), which is located 97 miles (157 kilometers) SW of BLR.
• On 21 January 2011, a new VIP departure and arrival lounge was inaugurated.
• The passenger terminal is a single, fully air conditioned, four-level building capable of accommodating international and domestic operations.
• The furthest airport from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,368 miles (18,294 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) currently has only 1 runway.