Nonstop flight route between Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and Bezmer Air Base (JAM), Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,776 miles (or 6,076 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 Bezmer Air Base, 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 Bezmer Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCU / VECC |
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Location: | Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°39'16"N by 88°26'48"E |
Area Served: | Kolkata |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CCU |
More Information: | CCU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JAM / |
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Location: | Yambol (Jambol), Bulgaria |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°27'16"N by 26°21'7"E |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 509 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAM |
More Information: | JAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU):
- 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.
- Kolkata airport is equipped with VOR/DME and NDB.
- Air India operates hangars at the airport, while Bharat Petroleum and Indian Oil act as fuellers.
- Due to the introduction of longer haul aircraft and the poor political climate of Calcutta during the 1960s, several airlines discontinued their service to the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport", another name for CCU is "নেতাজি সুভাষচন্দ্র বসু আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর".
- 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.
- The airport's new integrated terminal is spread over 233,000 m2 and is able to handle 25 million passengers annually, compared to the previous terminals' capacity of five million.
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) has 2 runways.
- The construction of the new terminal, as well as runway expansion marked the end of Phase I in the project.
Facts about Bezmer Air Base (JAM):
- In addition to being known as "Bezmer Air Base", another name for JAM is "LBIA".
- The closest airport to Bezmer Air Base (JAM) is Stara Zagora Airport (SZR), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) W of JAM.
- Because of Bezmer Air Base's relatively low elevation of 509 feet, planes can take off or land at Bezmer Air 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 Bezmer Air Base (JAM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,287 miles (18,164 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Bezmer Air Base (JAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1955 the Bezmer Air Base hosted the 22 Fighter Air Regiment, later transformed into 22 Fighter-Bomber Air Regiment, and eventually into 22 Attack Air Base of the Bulgarian Air Force, serving as a base for Su-25 ground attack aircraft, as well as Su-22М-4 and Su-22UM-3K reconnaissance planes.
- Aircraft and personnel from Bezmer have recently been participating in a number of joint military exercises including the PfP "Cooperative Key" in Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and France, ‘Immediate Response 2005’ and the Bulgarian-American-Romanian "Immediate Response 2006".