Nonstop flight route between Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Jodhpur Airport (JDH), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,180 miles (or 6,727 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 RAF Fairford and Jodhpur 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 RAF Fairford and Jodhpur Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):

• In 1950, as a result of the beginning of the Cold War, the airfield was transferred to the U.S.
• On 12 May 2005, USAFE activated the 501st Combat Support Wing, with headquarters at RAF Alconbury, to provide support to its GSUs in the United Kingdom.
• The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
• The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• On 15 September 2009, it was announced that the USAF will withdraw all their uniformed staff from the station by September 2010, after which it will be run on a "care and maintenance" basis.
• KC-135 and KC-10 tankers deployed to Fairford supported Operation El Dorado Canyon against Libya in 1986.

Facts about Jodhpur Airport (JDH):

• In addition to being known as "Jodhpur Airport", another name for JDH is "जोधपुर हवाई अड्डे".
• The adjoining concrete apron measures 140 by 100 metres and has 3 parking bays that can cater to two A320 and an ATR aircraft simultaneously.
• Because of Jodhpur Airport's relatively low elevation of 717 feet, planes can take off or land at Jodhpur 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.
• Jodhpur Airport (JDH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Jodhpur Airport (JDH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Jodhpur Airport (meaning Jodhpur Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,272 miles (19,749 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Jodhpur Airport (JDH) is Udaipur Airport (UDR), which is located 125 miles (201 kilometers) SSE of JDH.