Nonstop flight route between Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal and Sweetwater, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bhadrapur Airport (BDP), Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal and Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,319 miles (or 13,388 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 Bhadrapur Airport and Avenger 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 Bhadrapur Airport and Avenger Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bhadrapur Airport (BDP):

• Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) currently has only 1 runway.
• List of airports in Nepal
• The airport is about 3 hours by road from Darjeeling via the Pashupatinagar-Ilam route.
• The furthest airport from Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,358 miles (18,279 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Because of Bhadrapur Airport's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Bhadrapur 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.
• In addition to being known as "Bhadrapur Airport", other names for BDP include "Chandragadhi Airport" and "Bhadrapur".
• The closest airport to Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) is Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) ENE of BDP.

Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):

• Avenger Field was the largest all-female air base in American history.
• In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
• In 1967 the search radar was replaced by an AN/FPS-67B.
• The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
• The United States Air Force Air Defense Command exercised a right of return to Avenger Field in 1955 when Sweetwater Air Force Station was established as a USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Station.
• The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Classes entered the WASP program at Avenger Field in monthly intervals.
• Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
• As a Texas World War II Army Airfield, "Avenger Field" opened in August 1941 as a United States Army Air Forces training base of the AAF Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center.