Nonstop flight route between Changzhou, Jiangsu, China and Silchar, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX), Changzhou, Jiangsu, China and Silchar Airport (IXS), Silchar, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,694 miles (or 2,726 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 Changzhou Benniu Airport and Silchar Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX):

• The closest airport to Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) is Yangzhou Taizhou Airport (YTY), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) N of CZX.
• The furthest airport from Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) is General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA), which is nearly antipodal to Changzhou Benniu Airport (meaning Changzhou Benniu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from General Justo José de Urquiza Airport), and is located 12,420 miles (19,988 kilometers) away in Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina.
• Changzhou Benniu Airport (CZX) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Changzhou Benniu Airport", other names for CZX include "常州奔牛机场" and "Chángzhōu Bēnniú Jīchǎng".

Facts about Silchar Airport (IXS):

• Because of Silchar Airport's relatively low elevation of 352 feet, planes can take off or land at Silchar 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 Silchar Airport (IXS) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,410 miles (18,363 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
• - 19 October 1988 - A Fokker F27 of Vayudoot was on a scheduled flight from Silchar to Guwahati when it disappeared on approach to the airport.
• - 18 March 1944 - A Douglas C-47A-70-DL bearing registration number:42-100703 of United States Army Air Force crashed near silchar airport.
• Silchar Airport (IXS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Silchar Airport", other names for IXS include "Kumbhirgram Air Force Base", "শিলচর বিমানবন্দর" and "কুম্ভীরগ্রাম বায়ুসেনা বেস".
• - 5 May 1957 - The DC-3 Cargo flight of Indian Airlines departed silchar for a flight to Calcutta.
• Inside the arrival building of silchar airport
• It was constructed by the British during the Second World War in 1944.
• - 29 March 1959 – A Douglas C-47A-90-DL flight of Indian Airlines was operating on a flight from Calcutta to Imphal via Agartala and Silchar.
• The closest airport to Silchar Airport (IXS) is Imphal International Airport (IMF), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) E of IXS.