Nonstop flight route between Egegik, Alaska, United States and Chennai (Madras), India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Egegik Airport (EGX), Egegik, Alaska, United States and Chennai International Airport (MAA), Chennai (Madras), India would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,555 miles (or 10,549 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 Egegik Airport and Chennai 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 Egegik Airport and Chennai 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 Egegik Airport (EGX):

• Egegik Airport (EGX) has 2 runways.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 1,182 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 1,213 enplanements in 2009, and 1,305 in 2010.
• In addition to being known as "Egegik Airport", another name for EGX is "EII".
• The closest airport to Egegik Airport (EGX) is South Naknek Airport (WSN), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NNE of EGX.
• Because of Egegik Airport's relatively low elevation of 92 feet, planes can take off or land at Egegik 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 Egegik Airport (EGX) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,766 miles (17,326 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.

Facts about Chennai International Airport (MAA):

• The aviation history of the city began in 1910, when a city-based Corsican hotelier Giacomo D'Angelis built an aircraft and tested it.
• Chennai International Airport (MAA) has 2 runways.
• Madras had one of the first airports in India and was the final destination of Air India's first flight from Bombay via Belgaum in 1954.
• Because of Chennai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Chennai 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.
• Chennai airport does not have rapid exit taxiways that help pilots to vacate a runway without slowing down the aircraft soon after landing.
• The closest airport to Chennai International Airport (MAA) is Tirupati Airport (TIR), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) NW of MAA.
• The international and the domestic terminals cover an area of 1.5 km2 and 1.8 km2, respectively.
• The furthest airport from Chennai International Airport (MAA) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,351 miles (18,268 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• The existing capacity of the air cargo complex is expected to meet the requirement till 2020.
• In addition to being known as "Chennai International Airport", another name for MAA is "Madras Airport Meenambakkam Airport சென்னை பன்னாட்டு வானுர்தி நிலையம்".