Nonstop flight route between Bangalore, India and Gao, Mali:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kempegowda International Airport (BLR), Bangalore, India and Gao International Airport (GAQ), Gao, Mali would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,165 miles (or 8,312 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 Kempegowda International Airport and Gao 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 Kempegowda International Airport and Gao 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 Kempegowda International Airport (BLR):

• The furthest airport from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,368 miles (18,294 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The total floor area is approximately 170,000 m2.
• On 19 January 2010, BIAL embarked on an expansion plan and fast tracked extension of the current terminal, which includes new architectural components.
• The cargo village was inaugurated on 9 December 2009.
• A plan is being processed for a direct rail service from Bangalore Cantonment Railway Station to the Basement Rail terminal at the airport.
• The airport has 38 gates, 20 aero-bridges, including three double arm, and 18 remote bus bays.
• The airport was later expanded in 2012, to provide for more passengers and aircraft.
• Kempegowda International Airport was expected to be inaugurated on 30 March 2008, but due to delays in air traffic control services, it was finally inaugurated on 23 May 2008 just before midnight when a Jet Airways flight from Mumbai landed.
• Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) is Mysore Airport (MYQ), which is located 97 miles (157 kilometers) SW of BLR.

Facts about Gao International Airport (GAQ):

• The closest airport to Gao International Airport (GAQ) is Tambao Airport (TMQ), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) S of GAQ.
• The furthest airport from Gao International Airport (GAQ) is Labasa Airport (LBS), which is nearly antipodal to Gao International Airport (meaning Gao International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Labasa Airport), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Labasa, Fiji.
• Because of Gao International Airport's relatively low elevation of 870 feet, planes can take off or land at Gao 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.
• Gao International Airport (GAQ) currently has only 1 runway.