Nonstop flight route between Dhaka, Bangladesh and Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC), Dhaka, Bangladesh and Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,199 miles (or 14,804 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 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Hewanorra International 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 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and Hewanorra International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DAC / VGHS |
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| Location: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°50'34"N by 90°24'2"E |
| Area Served: | Dhaka |
| Operator/Owner: | Bangladesh Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DAC |
| More Information: | DAC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UVF / TLPL |
| Airport Name: | Hewanorra International Airport |
| Location: | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°43'59"N by 60°57'9"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Saint Lucia Air and Seaports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UVF |
| More Information: | UVF Maps & Info |
Facts about Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC):
- The closest airport to Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) is Agartala Airport (IXA), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) E of DAC.
- In 2010, the government changed the airport's name once again, from Zia International Airport to Shahjalal International Airport, to honour Shah Jalal, one of Bangladesh's most respected Sufi saints.
- After independence, the government of Bangladesh restarted works abandoned by the previous contractors and consultants during the war.
- Because of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Hazrat Shahjalal 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.
- Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The VIP lounge-2, one of four VIP lounges of Shahjalal International Airport.
- In 1992, the airport terminal area experienced rapid expansion with addition of boarding bridges and equipment.
- Biman's Boeing 777-200ER being loaded for its maiden commercial flight at Shahjalal International Airport, Bangladesh.
- In addition to being known as "Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport", other names for DAC include "Shah Jalal International Airport", "হজরত শাহজালাল আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Hôjrot Shahjalal Antorjatik Bimanbôndor".
- National flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines is the ground handling provider of the airport.
- The furthest airport from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,319 miles (18,216 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
Facts about Hewanorra International Airport (UVF):
- As the amount of air traffic handled at Hewanorra International Airport is steadily increasing every year, St.Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority has requested and received a master plan for the redevelopment and redesign of HIA.
- Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hewanorra International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Hewanorra 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 closest airport to Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) is George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) N of UVF.
- The furthest airport from Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Hewanorra International Airport (meaning Hewanorra International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,143 miles (19,543 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
