Nonstop flight route between Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Delhi, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beni Airport (BNC), Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), Delhi, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,688 miles (or 5,935 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 Beni Airport and Indira Gandhi 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 Beni Airport and Indira Gandhi 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: | BNC / FZNP |
| Airport Name: | Beni Airport |
| Location: | Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| GPS Coordinates: | 0°34'30"N by 29°28'26"E |
| Area Served: | Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Elevation: | 3517 feet (1,072 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BNC |
| More Information: | BNC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DEL / VIDP |
| Airport Name: | Indira Gandhi International Airport |
| Location: | Delhi, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°34'6"N by 77°6'43"E |
| Area Served: | Delhi/NCR |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 777 feet (237 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DEL |
| More Information: | DEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Beni Airport (BNC):
- The closest airport to Beni Airport (BNC) is Kasese Airport (KSE), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ESE of BNC.
- The furthest airport from Beni Airport (BNC) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,933 miles (19,205 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Beni Airport (BNC) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL):
- On 2 May 2006, the management of Delhi and Mumbai airports were handed over to the private consortia.
- The closest airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is Agra Airport (AGR), which is located 110 miles (178 kilometers) SSE of DEL.
- Opened on 1 May 1986, at a cost of 950 million, it was also in desperate need of repair.
- Safdarjung Airport was built in 1930 and was the main airport for Delhi until 1962.
- Because of Indira Gandhi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 777 feet, planes can take off or land at Indira Gandhi 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.
- Opened in 2010, Terminal 3, a state-of-the-art and integrated future terminal, is the 24th largest building in the world and 8th largest passenger terminal.
- Trials for simultaneous use of all the runways is expected to start on 6 June 2012.
- Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Indira Gandhi International Airport (meaning Indira Gandhi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,026 miles (19,354 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
