Nonstop flight route between Delhi, India and Bird Island, Seychelles:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), Delhi, India and Bird Island Airport (BDI), Bird Island, Seychelles would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,663 miles (or 4,286 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 Bird Island 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 Bird Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DEL / VIDP |
Airport Name: | Indira Gandhi International Airport |
Location: | Delhi, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°34'6"N by 77°6'43"E |
Area Served: | Delhi/NCR |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 777 feet (237 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from DEL |
More Information: | DEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDI / FSSB |
Airport Name: | Bird Island Airport |
Location: | Bird Island, Seychelles |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°43'17"S by 55°12'31"E |
Operator/Owner: | Bird Island Lodge |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BDI |
More Information: | BDI Maps & Info |
Facts about Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL):
- Terminal 1C is used only for domestic arrivals.
- 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.
- On 21 August 2008, the airport inaugurated its 3rd runway 11/29 costing 10 billion and 4,430 m long.
- The closest airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is Agra Airport (AGR), which is located 110 miles (178 kilometers) SSE of DEL.
- Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) has 3 runways.
- On 2 May 2006, the management of Delhi and Mumbai airports were handed over to the private consortia.
- Designed by HOK working in consultation with Mott MacDonald, the new Terminal 3 is a two-tier building spread over an area of 20 acres, with the bottom floor being the arrivals area, and the top being a departures area.
- 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.
- Terminal 1A was built in the early 1990s to cater to Indian Airlines domestic flights only.
Facts about Bird Island Airport (BDI):
- The closest airport to Bird Island Airport (BDI) is Denis Island Airport (DEI), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) E of BDI.
- Because of Bird Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Bird Island 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 Bird Island Airport (BDI) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,085 miles (17,840 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- Bird Island Airport (BDI) currently has only 1 runway.