Nonstop flight route between Diu, India and Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Diu Airport (DIU), Diu, India and Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK), Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,479 miles (or 12,037 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 Diu Airport and Nantucket Memorial 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 Diu Airport and Nantucket Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIU / |
Airport Name: | Diu Airport |
Location: | Diu, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°42'47"N by 70°55'15"E |
Area Served: | Diu, Jafrabad |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DIU |
More Information: | DIU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACK / KACK |
Airport Name: | Nantucket Memorial Airport |
Location: | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°15'10"N by 70°3'32"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Nantucket |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 48 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ACK |
More Information: | ACK Maps & Info |
Facts about Diu Airport (DIU):
- Diu Airport (DIU) has 2 runways.
- The airport operators are talking of starting a private airline servive to Daman from December 2013.
- Because of Diu Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Diu 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.
- Diu Airport is a civilian aerodrome located at Diu in the Union Territory of Daman and Diu, India.
- The furthest airport from Diu Airport (DIU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,991 miles (19,297 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Diu Airport (DIU) is Keshod Airport (IXK), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) NW of DIU.
Facts about Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK):
- Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) is Marthas Vineyard Airport (MVY), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) WNW of ACK.
- The furthest airport from Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,858 miles (19,083 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport apron for commercial aircraft has eight parking spots for Cessna 402 aircraft mainly operated by Cape Air and Nantucket Airlines and to a lesser extent from Island Airlines.
- In the late 1930s, a man named Holm began allowing the Town of Nantucket to use fields on his property as an airfield.
- Because of Nantucket Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 48 feet, planes can take off or land at Nantucket Memorial 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.