Nonstop flight route between Delhi, India and Portland, Victoria, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), Delhi, India and Portland Airport (PTJ), Portland, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,212 miles (or 9,997 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 Portland 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 Portland Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL):

• Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) has 3 runways.
• IGI Airport is the home of several Indian airlines including Air India, Air India Regional, IndiGo, JetKonnect, SpiceJet, Jet Airways, GoAir use IGI Airport as their secondary hub.
• Delhi International Airport Limited is a consortium of the GMR Group, Fraport and Malaysia Airports, India Development Fund and the Airports Authority of India retains a 26% stake.
• Palam Airport had a peak capacity of around 1,300 passengers per hour.
• On 21 August 2008, the airport inaugurated its 3rd runway 11/29 costing 10 billion and 4,430 m long.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Safdarjung Airport was built in 1930 and was the main airport for Delhi until 1962.
• On 2 May 2006, the management of Delhi and Mumbai airports were handed over to the private consortia.
• The closest airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is Agra Airport (AGR), which is located 110 miles (178 kilometers) SSE of DEL.
• Terminal 1C is used only for domestic arrivals.
• Terminal 1B has been closed for operations after the opening up of Terminal 1D in April 2009.

Facts about Portland Airport (PTJ):

• Portland Airport (PTJ) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Portland Airport (PTJ) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Portland Airport (meaning Portland Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,363 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• The closest airport to Portland Airport (PTJ) is Warrnambool Airport (WMB), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) E of PTJ.
• Because of Portland Airport's relatively low elevation of 265 feet, planes can take off or land at Portland 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.