Nonstop flight route between Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States and Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD), Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States and Cochin International Airport (COK), Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,747 miles (or 14,076 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 Fort Dodge Regional Airport and Cochin 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 Fort Dodge Regional Airport and Cochin 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 Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD):

• The furthest airport from Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,750 miles (17,300 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD) is Humboldt Municipal Airport (HUD), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) NNW of FOD.
• There is currently no scheduled passenger service available at Fort Dodge.
• Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD) has 2 runways.
• Fort Dodge Regional Airport is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles north of the central business district of Fort Dodge, a city in Webster County, Iowa, United States.

Facts about Cochin International Airport (COK):

• The furthest airport from Cochin International Airport (COK) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,301 miles (18,187 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• In October 1990, the Kerala Chamber of Commerce, supported by local industry, passed a resolution to expand the naval airport to accommodate large jets and facilitate direct flights to the Middle East.
• The AAI has installed an advanced Rs 160m airport surveillance radar as well as monopulse secondary surveillance radar.
• Because of Cochin International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Cochin 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.
• The closest airport to Cochin International Airport (COK) is Calicut International Airport (CCJ), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NNW of COK.
• The Chief Minister of Kerala is the ex-officio chairman of CIAL.
• The international terminal covers an area of 44,400 m2 with two buildings for departures and arrivals connected inside with a corridor.
• On 8 September 2012, the director board of CIAL approved the design of the new international terminal which will cost 6 billion.
• The fourth phase of expansion was originally planned to upgrade the domestic terminal, which has remained untouched in the past three phases.
• Cochin International Airport (COK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Cochin International Airport", another name for COK is "Nedumbassery Airport".