Nonstop flight route between Bellingham, Washington, United States and Chennai (Madras), India:
Departure Airport:
(48°47'32"N by 122°32'14"W)
Arrival Airport:
(12°58'55"N by 80°9'48"E)
Distance from BLI to MAA:
7,948.31 miles (12,791.53 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bellingham International Airport (BLI), Bellingham, Washington, United States and Chennai International Airport (MAA), Chennai (Madras), India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,948 miles (or 12,792 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 Bellingham International Airport and Chennai 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 Bellingham International Airport and Chennai International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BLI / KBLI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Bellingham, Washington, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°47'32"N by 122°32'14"W |
| Area Served: | Bellingham, Washington |
| Operator/Owner: | Port of Bellingham |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 170 feet (52 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BLI |
| More Information: | BLI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAA / VOMM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chennai (Madras), India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°58'55"N by 80°9'48"E |
| Area Served: | Chennai, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur,Vellore districts |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAA |
| More Information: | MAA Maps & Info |
Facts about Bellingham International Airport (BLI):
- Because of Bellingham International Airport's relatively low elevation of 170 feet, planes can take off or land at Bellingham 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.
- In September 2010 the airport completed a $26 million resurfacing of the runway to allow aircraft up to the size of Boeing 757s to utilize the airport.
- The Washington Air National Guard occupies a 7.5-acre site at Bellingham International Airport.
- On March 1, 2008, Allegiant Air opened up their sixth base at Bellingham International Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Bellingham International Airport", another name for BLI is "(Bellingham/Tulip Army Airfield)".
- The furthest airport from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,700 miles (17,220 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Bellingham International Airport (BLI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bellingham International Airport (BLI) is Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NNW of BLI.
Facts about Chennai International Airport (MAA):
- Chennai International Airport (MAA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Chennai International Airport (MAA) is Tirupati Airport (TIR), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) NW of MAA.
- In 2001, Chennai Airport became the first international airport in the country to receive ISO 9001-2000 certification.
- The existing capacity of the air cargo complex is expected to meet the requirement till 2020.
- Because of Chennai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Chennai 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 furthest airport from Chennai International Airport (MAA) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,351 miles (18,268 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- Chennai International Airport formerly, Madras International Airport is the primary airport serving the southern Indian metropolis of Chennai.
- With the second airport near Sriperumbudur under consideration, the project for a parallel runway has been put on hold and the total land required for the airport expansion reduced from 1069.99 acres to 800 acres.
- In addition to being known as "Chennai International Airport", another name for MAA is "Madras Airport Meenambakkam Airport சென்னை பன்னாட்டு வானுர்தி நிலையம்".
- The international and the domestic terminals cover an area of 1.5 km2 and 1.8 km2, respectively.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.27 miles (26.18 km) NNW | Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS) | Blaine, Washington, United States |     |
| 2 | 17.97 miles (28.92 km) WSW | Orcas Island Airport (ESD) | Eastsound, Washington, United States | |
| 3 | 17.99 miles (28.95 km) NNE | Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 4 | 18.17 miles (29.24 km) SW | Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ) | Orcas Island, Washington, United States | |
| 5 | 21.07 miles (33.91 km) SSW | Anacortes Airport (OTS) | Anacortes, Washington, United States | |
| 6 | 22.60 miles (36.36 km) WSW | Westsound Seaplane Base (WSX) | Westsound, Orcas Island, Washington, United States | |
| 7 | 22.85 miles (36.78 km) SSE | Skagit Regional Airport (MVW) | Burlington / Mount Vernon, Washington, United States | |
| 8 | 24.84 miles (39.98 km) SSW | Center Island Airport (CWS) | Center Island, Washington, United States | |
| 9 | 25.80 miles (41.52 km) SW | Fishermans Bay/LPS Seaplane Base (LPS) | Lopez Island, Washington, United States | |
| 10 | 27.85 miles (44.82 km) SW | Friday Harbor Seaplane Base (FBS) | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States | |
| 11 | 28.88 miles (46.47 km) NW | Boundary Bay Airport (YDT) | Delta, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 12 | 29.04 miles (46.74 km) SW | Friday Harbor Airport (FRD) | Friday Harbor, Washington, United States | |
| 13 | 30.33 miles (48.81 km) NNW | Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK) | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada | |
| 14 | 30.92 miles (49.76 km) S | NAS Whidbey Island (NUW) | Oak Harbor, Washington, United States | |
| 15 | 31.10 miles (50.06 km) WSW | Roche Harbor Seaplane Base (RCE) | San Juan Island, Washington, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,699.80 miles (17,219.61 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,634.78 miles (17,114.98 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,563.80 miles (17,000.75 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,555.95 miles (16,988.12 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,549.29 miles (16,977.39 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,535.42 miles (16,955.08 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 7 | 10,525.14 miles (16,938.53 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,519.49 miles (16,929.43 km) SE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,515.56 miles (16,923.11 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 10 | 10,508.33 miles (16,911.47 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 10,505.92 miles (16,907.60 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 12 | 10,494.14 miles (16,888.64 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,477.10 miles (16,861.22 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 14 | 10,474.33 miles (16,856.75 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,465.35 miles (16,842.31 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 61.30 miles (98.66 km) NW | Tirupati Airport (TIR) | Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| 2 | 74.11 miles (119.26 km) SSW | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| 3 | 140.91 miles (226.77 km) NW | Cuddapah Airport (CDP) | Cuddapah, India | |
| 4 | 164.15 miles (264.18 km) WSW | Salem Airport (SXV) | Salem, India | |
| 5 | 166.10 miles (267.31 km) W | Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) | Bangalore, India | |
| 6 | 182.00 miles (292.91 km) SSW | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 7 | 220.49 miles (354.84 km) S | Jaffna Airport (JAF) | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | |
| 8 | 242.16 miles (389.72 km) WSW | Mysore Airport (MYQ) | Mysore, India | |
| 9 | 247.65 miles (398.55 km) N | Vijayawada Airport (VGA) | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India | |
| 10 | 250.53 miles (403.19 km) WSW | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| 11 | 258.95 miles (416.74 km) SSW | Madurai Airport (IXM) | Madurai, India | |
| 12 | 266.53 miles (428.94 km) NW | Bellary Airport (BEP) | Bellary, India | |
| 13 | 311.61 miles (501.49 km) WSW | Calicut International Airport (CCJ) | Kozhikode (Calicut), India | |
| 14 | 314.64 miles (506.36 km) SSE | China Bay Airport (TRR) | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | 316.13 miles (508.76 km) NNW | Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD) | Hyderabad, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,351.08 miles (18,267.75 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 11,348.22 miles (18,263.14 km) SW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,277.36 miles (18,149.11 km) SSE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,042.54 miles (17,771.21 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,020.71 miles (17,736.07 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,010.09 miles (17,718.98 km) WSW | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 7 | 10,989.34 miles (17,685.59 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 8 | 10,968.17 miles (17,651.51 km) W | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 9 | 10,957.11 miles (17,633.72 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 10 | 10,954.94 miles (17,630.23 km) WSW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 11 | 10,948.43 miles (17,619.75 km) WSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 10,930.37 miles (17,590.69 km) WSW | Mayor General FAP Armando Revoredo Iglesias (CJA) | Cajamarca, Peru | |
| 13 | 10,928.67 miles (17,587.94 km) WSW | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 10,909.23 miles (17,556.66 km) W | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,908.25 miles (17,555.08 km) WSW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |