Nonstop flight route between Colby, Kansas, United States and Rajkot, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Colby Municipal Airport (CBK), Colby, Kansas, United States and Rajkot Airport (RAJ), Rajkot, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,139 miles (or 13,098 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 Colby Municipal Airport and Rajkot 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 Colby Municipal Airport and Rajkot Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CBK / KCBK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Colby, Kansas, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°25'39"N by 101°2'48"W | 
| Area Served: | Colby, Kansas | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Colby | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3187 feet (971 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from CBK | 
| More Information: | CBK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAJ / VARK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Rajkot, India | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°18'33"N by 70°46'45"E | 
| Area Served: | Rajkot | 
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 441 feet (134 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RAJ | 
| More Information: | RAJ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Colby Municipal Airport (CBK):
- In addition to being known as "Colby Municipal Airport", another name for CBK is "Shalz Field".
- The furthest airport from Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,792 miles (17,368 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) is Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of CBK.
- Shalz Field covers 473 acres.
- Colby Municipal Airport (CBK) has 3 runways.
- The airport's page at the Kansas Department of Transportation Airport Directory lists the name as Shaltz Field, but that spelling is incorrect as per the Federal Register dated March 8, 2004.
Facts about Rajkot Airport (RAJ):
- However, the airport now suffers from considerable capacity restraints, due to the expansion of the city and because of the residential and commercial buildings which have been built around it - this renders the plan to extend the runway unfeasible.
- Rajkot Airport (RAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The authorities have finalised the site for the first ever international airport in Saurashtra, which will be located near Rajkot.
- Because of Rajkot Airport's relatively low elevation of 441 feet, planes can take off or land at Rajkot 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 closest airport to Rajkot Airport (RAJ) is Jamnagar Airport (JGA), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WNW of RAJ.
- The furthest airport from Rajkot Airport (RAJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Rajkot Airport (meaning Rajkot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Rajkot Airport", another name for RAJ is "રાજકોટ વિમાનમથક".
- Rajkot Airport is a public airport located a few miles from Rajkot, Gujarat, India.




