Nonstop flight route between Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States and Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States and Cochin International Airport (COK), Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,842 miles (or 14,230 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 Western Nebraska Regional Airport and Cochin 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 Western Nebraska Regional Airport and Cochin 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 Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF):

• With the United States entry into World War II Scottsbluff promoted its municipal airport for military/defense purposes.
• The airfield closed on December 31, 1945 and the War Department handed over control to the City of Scottsbluff in 1947.
• Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) has 2 runways.
• Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 10,608 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 9,221 in 2009 and 9,864 in 2010.
• The base was occupied as early as 11 October 1942 and was assigned to Second Air Force.
• The furthest airport from Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,729 miles (17,266 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The original mission was to train crews of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses and Consolidated B-24 Liberators bombers.
• In addition to being known as "Western Nebraska Regional Airport", other names for BFF include "William B. Heilig Field" and "(former Scottsbluff Army Airfield)".
• The closest airport to Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) is Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WNW of BFF.
• Western Airlines DC-3s were at Scottsbluff by 1945 and United appeared in 1953-54.
• In July 1970 Scotts Bluff County took control and has had it since.

Facts about Cochin International Airport (COK):

• The domestic terminal has an area of 10,000 m2 and is designed to handle up to 400 passengers at peak times.
• The closest airport to Cochin International Airport (COK) is Calicut International Airport (CCJ), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NNW of COK.
• After the construction of the new international terminal, it is planned to convert the existing international terminal to a domestic terminal and reserve the current domestic terminal for business jets.
• The fourth phase of expansion was originally planned to upgrade the domestic terminal, which has remained untouched in the past three phases.
• The furthest airport from Cochin International Airport (COK) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,301 miles (18,187 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• The airport had 18,580 m2 of floor space at its inauguration.
• In addition to being known as "Cochin International Airport", another name for COK is "Nedumbassery Airport".
• The company has decided to go for public offering and giving 10 million shares to HUDCO as part of debt settlement, which would lead HUDCO having 3.37% stake in the company and reduction of stake of other holders.
• The air traffic control tower is 60 m tall.
• Cochin International Airport (COK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Cochin International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Cochin 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.