Nonstop flight route between Chittagong, Bangladesh and Van Nuys, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP), Chittagong, Bangladesh and Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Van Nuys, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,057 miles (or 12,967 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 Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• It officially became a Bangladeshi airport in 1972 after Bangladesh's liberation war.
• In addition to being known as "Shah Amanat International Airport", other names for CGP include "শাহ আমানত আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Śhā Amānat Antarjātik Bimānabandar".
• 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.

Facts about Van Nuys Airport (VNY):

• Because of Van Nuys Airport's relatively low elevation of 802 feet, planes can take off or land at Van Nuys 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.
• Van Nuys Airport is a public airport in Van Nuys in the San Fernando Valley section of the city limits of Los Angeles, California.
• The closest airport to Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Whiteman Airport (WHP), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of VNY.
• Many movies and television shows have been filmed at the airport, including a scene showing the arrival of Major Strasser in Casablanca, an episode of the TV show Alias, and several episodes of Season 5 of 24.
• Legend has it that Burbank Airport provided the setting for Humphrey Bogart's famous goodbye in the film Casablanca.
• Most news helicopters from the Los Angeles area are based at Van Nuys Airport.
• The furthest airport from Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,472 miles (18,463 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Van Nuys Airport (VNY) has 2 runways.
• In 2005 a film documenting the history of Van Nuys Airport was released under the name One Six Right, named after the more popular runway at the airport.