Nonstop flight route between Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States and Silchar, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beaver County Airport (BFP), Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States and Silchar Airport (IXS), Silchar, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,878 miles (or 12,679 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 Beaver County Airport and Silchar 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 Beaver County Airport and Silchar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFP / KBVI |
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Location: | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°46'21"N by 80°23'29"W |
Area Served: | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | County of Beaver |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1253 feet (382 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFP |
More Information: | BFP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXS / VEKU |
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Location: | Silchar, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°54'47"N by 92°58'42"E |
Area Served: | Silchar, Hailakandi, Karimganj |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public, military |
Elevation: | 352 feet (107 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IXS |
More Information: | IXS Maps & Info |
Facts about Beaver County Airport (BFP):
- Beaver County Airport (BFP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Beaver County Airport (BFP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,465 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Beaver County Airport (BFP) is Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSE of BFP.
- In addition to being known as "Beaver County Airport", another name for BFP is "BVI".
- Both flight schools can take a student from zero time to Recreational or Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial, Multi-Engine and Certified Flight Instructor Ratings.
- Moore Aviation Inc offers flight training in single and multi engine aircraft from the Cessna and Piper aircraft families.
Facts about Silchar Airport (IXS):
- The furthest airport from Silchar Airport (IXS) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,410 miles (18,363 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- The closest airport to Silchar Airport (IXS) is Imphal International Airport (IMF), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) E of IXS.
- Air India A320 at Silchar airport
- - 8 July 2013 - Air India flight AI0754 an A319 aircraft bound for kolkata returns to silchar airport 15 minutes after takeoff due to Technical Fault as its Rear-Gear cover did not close after takeoff, all crew members and the passengers remained unharmed.
- It was constructed by the British during the Second World War in 1944.
- - 2006 - A Boeing 737-200 aircraft of Alliance Air which was operating as CD7253 from kolkata to silchar faces a technical problem with its Flaps while attempting to land at silchar airport, after hovering over silchar for about 20 minutes the pilots then decided to take the aircraft back to kolkata as the runway in kolkata is large enough to make an emergency landing without the flaps.
- Silchar Airport (IXS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In December 1985, Indian Airlines operated the first all-woman crew flight in the world from Kolkata to Silchar using a Fokker F-27 Friendship aircraft which was commanded by Captain Saudamini Deshmukh along with first officer Nivedita Bhasin.
- In addition to being known as "Silchar Airport", other names for IXS include "Kumbhirgram Air Force Base", "শিলচর বিমানবন্দর" and "কুম্ভীরগ্রাম বায়ুসেনা বেস".
- Because of Silchar Airport's relatively low elevation of 352 feet, planes can take off or land at Silchar 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.