Nonstop flight route between Chittagong, Bangladesh and Galveston, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(22°14'58"N by 91°48'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W)
Distance from CGP to GLS:
8,849.86 miles (14,242.44 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP), Chittagong, Bangladesh and Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,850 miles (or 14,242 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston, 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGP / VGEG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°14'58"N by 91°48'47"E |
| Area Served: | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| Operator/Owner: | Bangladesh Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CGP |
| More Information: | CGP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLS / KGLS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Galveston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W |
| Area Served: | Galveston, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Galveston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GLS |
| More Information: | GLS Maps & Info |
Facts about Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP):
- 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.
- Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Shah Amanat International Airport", other names for CGP include "শাহ আমানত আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Śhā Amānat Antarjātik Bimānabandar".
- After the upgrade, aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400 or the Airbus A340 can land easily at the airport.
- 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 airport has a single runway, which is 2,940 m × 45 m.
- 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.
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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.
- GLS is an airport with air traffic control 12 hours a day, with direct clearance delivery service to Houston TRACON after the tower is closed.
- The furthest airport from Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Scholes International Airport is the former Galveston Municipal Airport that dates back to 1931.
- The closest airport to Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.96 miles (90.06 km) S | Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB) | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh |     |
| 2 | 103.75 miles (166.98 km) WNW | Barisal Airport (BZL) | Barisal, Bangladesh | |
| 3 | 119.00 miles (191.52 km) NNW | Agartala Airport (IXA) | Agartala, India | |
| 4 | 121.17 miles (195.00 km) NNE | Lengpui Airport (AJL) | Aizawl, India | |
| 5 | 125.90 miles (202.61 km) N | Khowai Airport (IXN) | Khowai, India | |
| 6 | 130.03 miles (209.26 km) N | Kamalpur Airport (IXQ) | Kamalpur, India | |
| 7 | 142.07 miles (228.63 km) NW | Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) | Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
| 8 | 142.75 miles (229.73 km) N | Kailashahar Airport (IXH) | Kailashahar, India | |
| 9 | 156.66 miles (252.12 km) ENE | Kalaymyo Airport (KMV) | Kalemyo, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 10 | 161.40 miles (259.74 km) SSE | Sittwe Airport (AKY) | Sittwe, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 11 | 180.94 miles (291.20 km) WNW | Jessore Airport (JSR) | Jessore, Bangladesh | |
| 12 | 187.52 miles (301.79 km) N | MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) | Sylhet, Bangladesh | |
| 13 | 198.26 miles (319.06 km) NNE | Silchar Airport (IXS) | Silchar, India | |
| 14 | 213.31 miles (343.29 km) ESE | Nyaung U International Airport (NYU) | Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 15 | 216.79 miles (348.89 km) W | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) | Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,456.02 miles (18,436.64 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 2 | 11,431.88 miles (18,397.78 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,420.99 miles (18,380.26 km) SW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 4 | 11,329.67 miles (18,233.29 km) SW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,327.73 miles (18,230.16 km) SW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,323.59 miles (18,223.51 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 7 | 11,323.59 miles (18,223.51 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 8 | 11,304.84 miles (18,193.34 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,302.09 miles (18,188.90 km) SW | Comandante FAP Germán Arias Graziani Airport (ATA) | Huaraz, Peru | |
| 10 | 11,299.52 miles (18,184.77 km) WSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 11 | 11,298.62 miles (18,183.32 km) WSW | Andahuaylas Airport (ANS) | Andahuaylas, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,295.43 miles (18,178.19 km) WSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,293.84 miles (18,175.63 km) W | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,286.81 miles (18,164.31 km) SSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,280.64 miles (18,154.39 km) WSW | Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (AQP) | Arequipa, Peru | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.67 miles (47.75 km) NW | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 36.38 miles (58.55 km) NW | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 36.41 miles (58.60 km) N | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 37.87 miles (60.95 km) WSW | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 53.50 miles (86.10 km) NW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 53.88 miles (86.71 km) WNW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 7 | 57.47 miles (92.49 km) NNW | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 61.99 miles (99.76 km) NW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 63.80 miles (102.68 km) WSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 67.79 miles (109.10 km) NE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 68.97 miles (111.00 km) NW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 69.21 miles (111.38 km) NE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 77.98 miles (125.50 km) W | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 82.13 miles (132.18 km) NNW | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 91.87 miles (147.84 km) WSW | Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) | Palacios, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,038.02 miles (17,763.92 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,921.82 miles (17,576.92 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,684.05 miles (17,194.27 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,669.40 miles (17,170.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,659.97 miles (17,155.51 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,655.00 miles (17,147.51 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,650.96 miles (17,141.01 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,646.62 miles (17,134.03 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,634.25 miles (17,114.13 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,625.56 miles (17,100.14 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,618.72 miles (17,089.13 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,615.78 miles (17,084.39 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 13 | 10,605.80 miles (17,068.34 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,603.05 miles (17,063.91 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,600.36 miles (17,059.59 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |