Nonstop flight route between Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India and Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ), Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India and Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH), Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,010 miles (or 11,282 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 Civil Enclave Bhuj and Lord Howe Island 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 Civil Enclave Bhuj and Lord Howe Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHJ / VABJ |
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Location: | Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°17'16"N by 69°40'13"E |
Area Served: | Bhuj |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Air ForceAirports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 257 feet (78 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHJ |
More Information: | BHJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDH / YLHI |
Airport Name: | Lord Howe Island Airport |
Location: | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°32'17"S by 159°4'37"E |
Area Served: | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Lord Howe Island Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LDH |
More Information: | LDH Maps & Info |
Facts about Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ):
- The furthest airport from Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Civil Enclave Bhuj (meaning Civil Enclave Bhuj is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,163 miles (19,574 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ) is Kandla Airport (IXY), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) ESE of BHJ.
- The airport has a single terminal that handles all arrivals and departures.
- Because of Civil Enclave Bhuj's relatively low elevation of 257 feet, planes can take off or land at Civil Enclave Bhuj 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 "Civil Enclave Bhuj", other names for BHJ include "Bhuj Rudra Mata Airport", "Bhuj Airport" and "Bhuj Rudra Mata Air Force Base".
- Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The original ATC tower was destroyed in the earthquake and an ad hoc terminal was set up for rescue operations.
- In 2005, then Member of Parliament from Kutch, Pushpdan Gadhavi, as well as Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, made a request to the Ministry of Civil Aviation to rename the airport after revolutionary freedom fighter Shyamji Krishna Varma.
Facts about Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH):
- Because of Lord Howe Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Lord Howe Island 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 Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) is Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS), which is located 363 miles (584 kilometers) WNW of LDH.
- Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Lord Howe Island is an important transit and refueling point for light aircraft flying between Australia, Norfolk Island and New Zealand.
- On 20 April 2009 the runway was damaged by heavy rains of 230 mm in three hours, leaving 100 tourists stuck on the island.
- The furthest airport from Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) is Madeira Airport (FNC), which is nearly antipodal to Lord Howe Island Airport (meaning Lord Howe Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Madeira Airport), and is located 12,181 miles (19,604 kilometers) away in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.