Nonstop flight route between Cordova, Alaska, United States and Bagdogra, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV), Cordova, Alaska, United States and Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB), Bagdogra, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,699 miles (or 9,171 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 Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport and Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra, 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 Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport and Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV):

• The furthest airport from Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,562 miles (16,998 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 16,640 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 15,372 enplanements in 2009, and 17,856 in 2010.
• The closest airport to Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV) is Cordova Municipal Airport (CKU), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) WNW of CDV.
• Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport (CDV) has 2 runways.
• Because of Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith Airport's relatively low elevation of 54 feet, planes can take off or land at Merle K. (Mudhole) Smith 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.

Facts about Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB):

• Bagdogra airport in North Bengal will soon have night landing facility.
• In addition to being known as "Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra", another name for IXB is "বাগডোগরা বিমানবন্দর".
• Bagdogra Airport or Civil Aerodrome Bagdogra ) is a military airport that is open for civilian flights.
• The closest airport to Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) is Bhadrapur Airport (BDP), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) WSW of IXB.
• Because of Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra's relatively low elevation of 412 feet, planes can take off or land at Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra 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.
• Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,344 miles (18,256 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.