Nonstop flight route between Coimbatore, India and Fairford, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Coimbatore International Airport (CJB), Coimbatore, India and RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,145 miles (or 8,279 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 Coimbatore International Airport and RAF Fairford, 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 Coimbatore International Airport and RAF Fairford. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Coimbatore International Airport (CJB):

• The furthest airport from Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,300 miles (18,185 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• The closest airport to Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) is Calicut International Airport (CCJ), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) W of CJB.
• The airport is located on Avinashi Road about 10 km from the central bus station.
• Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport has one runway that is 9,760 feet in length extended from 8,500 ft to accommodate larger aircraft.
• The further proposed expansion of the airport includes extension of runway to 12,500 ft to accommodate larger aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380 and construction of a parallel taxiway to the runway to minimize runway occupancy time and turnaround time of aircraft.
• Sign boards in the airport
• Exterior of the airport

Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):

• The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• On 15 September 2009, it was announced that the USAF will withdraw all their uniformed staff from the station by September 2010, after which it will be run on a "care and maintenance" basis.
• KC-135 and KC-10 tankers deployed to Fairford supported Operation El Dorado Canyon against Libya in 1986.
• In 1950, as a result of the beginning of the Cold War, the airfield was transferred to the U.S.
• The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
• On 12 May 2005, USAFE activated the 501st Combat Support Wing, with headquarters at RAF Alconbury, to provide support to its GSUs in the United Kingdom.