Nonstop flight route between Chilas, Pakistan and Gandhidham / Kandla, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chilas Airport (CHB), Chilas, Pakistan and Kandla Airport (IXY), Gandhidham / Kandla, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 884 miles (or 1,422 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 relatively short distance between Chilas Airport and Kandla Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHB / OPCL |
Airport Name: | Chilas Airport |
Location: | Chilas, Pakistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°25'36"N by 74°5'5"E |
Area Served: | Chilas, Northern Areas, Pakistan |
Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4150 feet (1,265 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CHB |
More Information: | CHB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXY / VAKE |
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Location: | Gandhidham / Kandla, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°6'46"N by 70°6'1"E |
Area Served: | Kandla-Gandhidham |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IXY |
More Information: | IXY Maps & Info |
Facts about Chilas Airport (CHB):
- Because of Chilas Airport's high elevation of 4,150 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CHB. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CHB a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Chilas Airport (CHB) is Gilgit Airport (GIL), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) NNE of CHB.
- Chilas Airport (CHB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chilas Airport (CHB) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,830 miles (19,038 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Kandla Airport (IXY):
- The closest airport to Kandla Airport (IXY) is Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of IXY.
- Kandla Airport (IXY) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Kandla Airport", other names for IXY include "Gandhidham Airport", "કંડલા એરપોર્ટ" and "ગાંધીધામ એરપોર્ટ".
- Because of Kandla Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Kandla 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.
- No Scheduled commercial operations.
- The furthest airport from Kandla Airport (IXY) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Kandla Airport (meaning Kandla Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,155 miles (19,562 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.