Nonstop flight route between Des Moines, Iowa, United States and Imphal, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Des Moines International Airport (DSM), Des Moines, Iowa, United States and Imphal International Airport (IMF), Imphal, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,831 miles (or 12,602 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 Des Moines International Airport and Imphal International 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 Des Moines International Airport and Imphal International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Des Moines International Airport (DSM):

• The airport hosts the Des Moines Air National Guard Base and 132d Fighter Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard.
• Because of Des Moines International Airport's relatively low elevation of 958 feet, planes can take off or land at Des Moines 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.
• Des Moines International Airport (DSM) has 2 runways.
• In addition to work inside the passenger terminal, the airport is building a rental car facility and new parking facilities.
• Des Moines International Airport covers 2,625 acres at an elevation of 958 feet above mean sea level.
• On December 1, 2007, a United Express plane carrying 44 passengers slid off a taxiway while taxiing to the runway for takeoff.
• The closest airport to Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNE of DSM.
• The furthest airport from Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,789 miles (17,363 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• This airport is in in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which called it a primary commercial service airport.
• Des Moines International Airport is a civil-military public airport three miles southwest of Des Moines, in Polk County, Iowa.

Facts about Imphal International Airport (IMF):

• Imphal International Airport (IMF) currently has only 1 runway.
• On 16 August 1991, Indian Airlines Flight 257 crashed while descending to Imphal Airport.
• Imphal International Airport is served by both publicly and privately owned buses, as well as auto rickshaws, all of which offer transport to and from the city centre.
• The airport is situated at an elevation of 2545 feet above sea level and covers a land area of 446.22 acres.
• The closest airport to Imphal International Airport (IMF) is Silchar Airport (IXS), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) W of IMF.
• The furthest airport from Imphal International Airport (IMF) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,465 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.