Nonstop flight route between Chittagong, Bangladesh and Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP), Chittagong, Bangladesh and RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,185 miles (or 8,344 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 RAF Lyneham, 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 RAF Lyneham. 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):

• Emirates SkyCargo launched cargo services in 2013, making it the first scheduled cargo airline in the airport.
• 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.
• The airport has two taxiways, Alpha and Bravo, that directly leads to the tarmac, or aircraft parking zone, from the runway.
• Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) currently has only 1 runway.
• In June 2005, CAAB announced that the management of the airport would be awarded to Thai Airways International, the national carrier of Thailand, for a period of 10 years.
• After the upgrade, aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400 or the Airbus A340 can land easily at the airport.
• The airport can be easily accessed by car or taxi thorough the city's Agrabad area.
• 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".
• 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.
• It officially became a Bangladeshi airport in 1972 after Bangladesh's liberation war.

Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):

• 99 Squadron reformed on 17 November 1945, at RAF Lyneham equipped with the Avro York, it operated as part of the Berlin Airlift.
• The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
• RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
• Because of RAF Lyneham's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Lyneham 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 furthest airport from RAF Lyneham (LYE) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• RAF Lyneham received the first of 25 brand-new Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules on 23 November 1999, to be operated by Nos.
• The station was opened on 18 May 1940 as No.