Nonstop flight route between Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States and Gandhidham / Kandla, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States and Kandla Airport (IXY), Gandhidham / Kandla, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,657 miles (or 12,322 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Kandla 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Kandla Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):

• Given Reagan National Airport's proximity to the city and high-security facilities, Reagan National has extra security precautions required by the Washington Air Defense Identification Zone that have been in place since the airport began operations.
• Reagan National only has United States immigration and customs facilities for corporate jet traffic.
• Because of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Ronald Reagan Washington National 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of DCA.
• Service to the airport's Metro station began in 1977.
• The furthest airport from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 2013, Reagan National Airport handled 20,415,085 passengers, which was a new record.
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has 3 runways.
• Reagan National is a hub for US Airways, Reagan National's largest carrier.
• Prior to the September 11 attacks in 2001, the notable security measure was the southbound approach into the airport.

Facts about Kandla Airport (IXY):

• 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.
• Kandla Airport or Gandhidham Airport is located north of Kandla and Gandhidham in the Kutch District of the state of Gujarat, India.
• 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.
• 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.