Nonstop flight route between Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and Eindhoven, Netherlands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and Eindhoven Airport (EIN), Eindhoven, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,715 miles (or 7,589 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 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and Eindhoven 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 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and Eindhoven Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU):

• Additionally, the current Kolkata Metro expansion plans include two new lines to the airport, one from Noapara connecting at Barasat, and the other from New Garia.
• Work included an expansion of runway 01L/19R, rapid-exit taxiways and parking bays.
• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) has 2 runways.
• Kolkata airport is connected to the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.
• Kolkata airport traditionally served as a strategic stopover on the air route from Europe to Indochina and Australia.
• Because of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose 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 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,276 miles (18,147 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• In September 2012, the Airports Authority of India upgraded the airport's cargo-handling capacity, enabling it to cater for the demand until 2015–16.
• 2005 saw the growth of Low Cost Carriers in the Indian aviation sector, with new airlines including Spice Jet, IndiGo and Kingfisher Airlines.
• In addition to being known as "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport", another name for CCU is "নেতাজি সুভাষচন্দ্র বসু আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর".
• The closest airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) is Jessore Airport (JSR), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NE of CCU.

Facts about Eindhoven Airport (EIN):

• Eindhoven Airport handled 339,291 passengers last year.
• Because of Eindhoven Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Eindhoven 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 addition to being known as "Eindhoven Airport", other names for EIN include "Eindhoven Air Base", "Vliegbasis Eindhoven" and "(Advanced Landing Ground B-78)".
• Eindhoven Airport (EIN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Eindhoven Airport (EIN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,902 miles (19,155 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• On 15 July 1996, a Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules crashed at the airport - known as the Herculesramp.
• The closest airport to Eindhoven Airport (EIN) is Volkel Air Base (UDE), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NE of EIN.
• Eindhoven Airport is located just off the A2 motorway which offers direct connections to the west and south of the country, including the cities of Amsterdam, Utrecht and Maastricht.