Nonstop flight route between Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and Prince George, British Columbia, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and Prince George Airport (YXS), Prince George, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,832 miles (or 10,996 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 Prince George 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 Prince George 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):

• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) has 2 runways.
• Between the 1940s and 1960s, the airport was served by several major airlines including Aeroflot,Air France,Alitalia,Cathay Pacific,Japan Airlines,Philippine Airlines,KLM, Pan Am,Lufthansa,Swissair and SAS.
• In addition to being known as "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport", another name for CCU is "নেতাজি সুভাষচন্দ্র বসু আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর".
• 2005 saw the growth of Low Cost Carriers in the Indian aviation sector, with new airlines including Spice Jet, IndiGo and Kingfisher Airlines.
• Air India operates hangars at the airport, while Bharat Petroleum and Indian Oil act as fuellers.
• 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.
• Work included an expansion of runway 01L/19R, rapid-exit taxiways and parking bays.
• 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.
• 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 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 Prince George Airport (YXS):

• The airport is the head office for Northern Thunderbird Air which provides flights to Williston Lake destinations and charters as well as for the flight school and charter flight company Guardian Aerospace.
• The furthest airport from Prince George Airport (YXS) is East London Airport (ELS), which is located 10,399 miles (16,736 kilometers) away in East London, South Africa.
• During the 1930s and 40s, it also contained Pineview Elementary, which was renamed the Airport School.
• On July 13, 2012, the third largest operating cargo aircraft landed at YXS to pick up cargo.
• The closest airport to Prince George Airport (YXS) is Quesnel Airport (YQZ), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) S of YXS.
• Prince George Airport (YXS) has 3 runways.