Nonstop flight route between Blythe, California, United States and Mumbai, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Blythe Airport (BLH), Blythe, California, United States and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM), Mumbai, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,761 miles (or 14,100 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 Blythe Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji 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 Blythe Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji 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 Blythe Airport (BLH):

• The closest airport to Blythe Airport (BLH) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SSE of BLH.
• It never served Blythe, but Pacific Southwest Airlines conducted jet training flights from the Blythe Airport on occasion.
• The airport was leased by the United States Army in 1942 and between 1942 and 1944, the U.S.
• The furthest airport from Blythe Airport (BLH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,472 miles (18,462 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Today a modern airport has been built on the site of the former wartime airfield.
• Blythe Army Air Field later became a sub-base of Muroc Army Air Field on 30 June 1945, and was inactivated on 18 October 1945, although during October–December 1946, the 477th Composite Group used the airfield for desert maneuvers, flying B-25 Mitchells.
• In addition to being known as "Blythe Airport", another name for BLH is "(former Blythe Army Air Field)".
• Blythe Airport (BLH) has 2 runways.
• Because of Blythe Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Blythe 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 Army Air Forces then used Blythe as a heavy bombardment crew training base for the Second Air Force 16th Bombardment Training Wing 358th Combat Crew Training School.
• Blythe Airport covers 3,904 acres at an elevation of 399 feet.

Facts about Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM):

• The Juhu Aerodrome functioned as Mumbai's sole airport until 1942.
• The furthest airport from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,860 miles (19,087 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• By 1946, when the RAF began the process of handing over the airfield to the Director General of Civil Aviation for Civil operations, two old abandoned hangars of the Royal Air Force had been converted into a terminal for passenger traffic.
• Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport", another name for BOM is "Mumbai Airport's New T2".
• Because of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport's relatively low elevation of 37 feet, planes can take off or land at Chhatrapati Shivaji 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.
• The reconstruction of the runway was completed in May 2011.
• Terminal 2 hosts the world's largest public art programme to be located in an airport, with 6,000 pieces of Indian art from all over India.
• The GVK led consortium won the bid to manage and operate CSIA.
• Terminal 1 comprises three adjacent structures, designated 1A, 1B and 1C.
• The closest airport to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) is Pune Airport (PNQ), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) ESE of BOM.