Nonstop flight route between Car Nicobar, India and Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Car Nicobar Air Force Base (CBD), Car Nicobar, India and RAF Ascension (ASI), Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,472 miles (or 12,025 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 Car Nicobar Air Force Base and RAF Ascension, 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 Car Nicobar Air Force Base and RAF Ascension. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Car Nicobar Air Force Base (CBD):

• In addition to being known as "Car Nicobar Air Force Base", other names for CBD include "कार निकोबार एयर फोर्स बेस" and "Car Nicobar".
• The closest airport to Car Nicobar Air Force Base (CBD) is Veer Savarkar Airport (IXZ), which is located 172 miles (277 kilometers) N of CBD.
• Car Nicobar Air Force Base (CBD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Car Nicobar Air Force Base's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Car Nicobar Air Force Base 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 Car Nicobar Air Force Base (CBD) is Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL), which is located 11,922 miles (19,186 kilometers) away in Talara, Peru.
• Car Nicobar Air Force Base is located on Car Nicobar Island in the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

Facts about RAF Ascension (ASI):

• The furthest airport from RAF Ascension (ASI) is Ujae Airport (UJE), which is nearly antipodal to RAF Ascension (meaning RAF Ascension is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ujae Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands.
• In addition to being known as "RAF Ascension", another name for ASI is "Wideawake Airbase/Field".
• The closest airport to RAF Ascension (ASI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 965 miles (1,553 kilometers) NNE of ASI.
• RAF Ascension Island was re-garrisoned by the RAF in 1982 and used extensively as a staging base during the Falklands War.
• Ascension Island Auxiliary Field was being built by 181 men from Saint Helena by 1957
• The station comes under the overall jurisdiction of the Commander British Forces South Atlantic Islands, an officer of one-star rank.