Nonstop flight route between Delhi, India and Fort Worth, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), Delhi, India and Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW), Fort Worth, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,168 miles (or 13,145 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 Indira Gandhi International Airport and Fort Worth Alliance 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 Indira Gandhi International Airport and Fort Worth Alliance Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL):

• Terminal 3 will form the first phase of the airport expansion in which a 'U' shaped building will be developed in a modular manner.
• The furthest airport from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Indira Gandhi International Airport (meaning Indira Gandhi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,026 miles (19,354 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) has 3 runways.
• The initially proposed method of simultaneous takeoffs caused several near misses over the west side of the airport where the centrelines of runways 10/28 and 9/27 intersect.
• Indira Gandhi International Airport is the primary international airport of the National Capital Region of Delhi, India, situated in Palam, 15 km south-west of the New Delhi railway station and 16 km from New Delhi city centre.
• Owing to the booming Indian aviation industry and the entry of numerous low-cost private carriers, the airport saw a huge jump in passenger traffic and has failed to cope with the demand.
• Palam Airport had a peak capacity of around 1,300 passengers per hour.
• The closest airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is Agra Airport (AGR), which is located 110 miles (178 kilometers) SSE of DEL.
• Opened in 2010, Terminal 3, a state-of-the-art and integrated future terminal, is the 24th largest building in the world and 8th largest passenger terminal.
• Because of Indira Gandhi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 777 feet, planes can take off or land at Indira Gandhi 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.

Facts about Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW):

• Because of Fort Worth Alliance Airport's relatively low elevation of 722 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Worth Alliance 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.
• Alliance filled-in for Los Angeles International Airport during the filming of the short-lived 2004 TV drama LAX.
• The closest airport to Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) is Fort Worth Meacham Int'l Airport (FTW), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of AFW.
• The furthest airport from Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,936 miles (17,600 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Fort Worth Alliance Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located 14 miles north of the central business district of Fort Worth, city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States.
• Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW) has 2 runways.
• American Airlines closed its maintenance base in December 2012 during Chapter 11.