Nonstop flight route between Dibrugarh, India and Kwajalein, Marshall Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dibrugarh Airport (DIB), Dibrugarh, India and Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA), Kwajalein, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,885 miles (or 7,861 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 Dibrugarh Airport and Bucholz Army Airfield, 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 Dibrugarh Airport and Bucholz Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIB / VEMN |
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Location: | Dibrugarh, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°28'50"N by 95°1'18"E |
Area Served: | Entire Upper Assam and Eastern Part of Arunachal Pradesh |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Civilian airport/Indian Air Force (127 & 128 H |
Elevation: | 362 feet (110 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DIB |
More Information: | DIB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KWA / PKWA |
Airport Name: | Bucholz Army Airfield |
Location: | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 8°43'12"N by 167°43'54"E |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KWA |
More Information: | KWA Maps & Info |
Facts about Dibrugarh Airport (DIB):
- The furthest airport from Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,586 miles (18,645 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- The closest airport to Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) is Dibrugarh Airport (MOH), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of DIB.
- In addition to being known as "Dibrugarh Airport", other names for DIB include "Mohanbari Airport", "ডিব্ৰুগড় বিমানবন্দৰ" and "डिब्रूगढ़ एअरपोर्ट".
- Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Dibrugarh Airport's relatively low elevation of 362 feet, planes can take off or land at Dibrugarh 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 Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA):
- Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is Ebadon Airstrip (EBN), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) SSE of KWA.
- After the war, the United States used Kwajalein as a main command center and preparation base for Operation Crossroads and an extensive series of nuclear tests at the Marshalls' atolls of Bikini and Enewetak.
- The furthest airport from Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Bucholz Army Airfield (meaning Bucholz Army Airfield is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,283 miles (19,767 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- Since the entire Kwajalein Island is a military base, non-military passengers on commercial flights are transported to and from the neighboring island of Ebeye, the civilian population center of Kwajalein Atoll.
- Because of Bucholz Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Bucholz Army Airfield 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.