Nonstop flight route between Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and Kéniéba, Mali:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and Kéniéba Airport (KNZ), Kéniéba, Mali would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,480 miles (or 10,428 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 Kéniéba 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 Kéniéba 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):

• Calcutta played an important role in the Second World War.
• The airport began as an open ground next to the Royal Artillery Armoury in Dum Dum.
• Work included an expansion of runway 01L/19R, rapid-exit taxiways and parking bays.
• 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.
• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• Commercial operations were intended to start on 23 January 2013, the 116th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
• In addition to being known as "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport", another name for CCU is "নেতাজি সুভাষচন্দ্র বসু আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর".
• The construction of the new terminal, as well as runway expansion marked the end of Phase I in the project.
• 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.
• 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 1990s saw new growth for Calcutta airport, as the Indian aviation industry saw the arrival of new airlines such as Jet Airways and Air Sahara.

Facts about Kéniéba Airport (KNZ):

• The closest airport to Kéniéba Airport (KNZ) is Kédougou Airport (KGG), which is located 68 miles (109 kilometers) WSW of KNZ.
• The furthest airport from Kéniéba Airport (KNZ) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Kéniéba Airport (meaning Kéniéba Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,347 miles (19,870 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
• Because of Kéniéba Airport's relatively low elevation of 449 feet, planes can take off or land at Kéniéba 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.