Nonstop flight route between Chittagong, Bangladesh and Edinburgh, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP), Chittagong, Bangladesh and Edinburgh Airport (EDI), Edinburgh, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,149 miles (or 8,286 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 Shah Amanat International Airport and Edinburgh 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 Shah Amanat International Airport and Edinburgh Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP):

• Shah Amanat International Airport, is an international airport serving Bangladesh's southeastern port city of Chittagong.
• Because of Shah Amanat International Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Shah Amanat 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.
• In addition to being known as "Shah Amanat International Airport", other names for CGP include "শাহ আমানত আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Śhā Amānat Antarjātik Bimānabandar".
• Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Bangladesh Military has a parking zone and two plane hangars east of the runway.
• From the airport, the 4th CCG C-46's flew supplies and ammunition which were air-dropped to the advancing Allied forces on the ground.
• The closest airport to Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) is Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) S of CGP.
• The furthest airport from Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,456 miles (18,437 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.

Facts about Edinburgh Airport (EDI):

• Because of Edinburgh Airport's relatively low elevation of 136 feet, planes can take off or land at Edinburgh 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.
• Lothian Buses provide public transportation to the airport with the Airlink 100 express bus from Edinburgh city centre, as well as the number 35 direct to Ocean Terminal and N22 with the same destination but alternative route.
• A £40m extension to the departure lounge has been built, work commenced in December, 2008.
• In 2005, a new 57 m tall air traffic control tower was completed at a cost of £10m.
• Edinburgh Airport handled 9,775,443 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Perth Airport (PSL), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of EDI.
• In 1918 the Royal Air Force was formed and the airfield was named RAF Turnhouse and ownership transferred to the Ministry of Defence.
• The present terminal building, designed by Sir Robert Matthew, was constructed in 1977 and has been upgraded in recent years, with new car parking facilities and an extended arrivals hall.
• Edinburgh Airport (EDI) has 2 runways.
• When the war ended the airfield still remained under military control, but by the late 1940s the first commercial services were launched.
• The furthest airport from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,713 miles (18,850 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The only international services from Edinburgh during the 1980s were to Amsterdam and Dublin, but in the following years links were opened to destinations in France and Germany.