Nonstop flight route between Cooch Behar, India and Fort Greely, Delta Junction, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cooch Behar Airport (COH), Cooch Behar, India and Allen Army Airfield (BIG), Fort Greely, Delta Junction, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,509 miles (or 8,867 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 Cooch Behar Airport and Allen Army Airfield, 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 Cooch Behar Airport and Allen Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | COH / VECO |
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Location: | Cooch Behar, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°30'0"N by 89°40'0"E |
Area Served: | Cooch Behar |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 138 feet (42 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from COH |
More Information: | COH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIG / PABI |
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Location: | Fort Greely, Delta Junction, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 63°59'43"N by 145°43'11"W |
Area Served: | Fort Greely, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 1291 feet (393 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIG |
More Information: | BIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Cooch Behar Airport (COH):
- The closest airport to Cooch Behar Airport (COH) is Rupsi Airport (RUP), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) SSE of COH.
- In addition to being known as "Cooch Behar Airport", other names for COH include "কোচবিহার বিমানবন্দর" and "Cooch Behar".
- Because of Cooch Behar Airport's relatively low elevation of 138 feet, planes can take off or land at Cooch Behar 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 furthest airport from Cooch Behar Airport (COH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,260 miles (18,121 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Cooch Behar Airport (COH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Allen Army Airfield (BIG):
- The furthest airport from Allen Army Airfield (BIG) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,331 miles (16,625 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Allen Army Airfield (BIG) is Delta Junction Airport (DJN), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) N of BIG.
- In addition to being known as "Allen Army Airfield", another name for BIG is "(former Big Delta Army Airfield)".
- Established in 1942 as Big Delta Army Airfield, it was named for river delta formed by the confluence of the Delta River and the Tanana River.
- Allen Army Airfield (BIG) has 3 runways.