Nonstop flight route between Forrest, Western Australia, Australia and Madurai, India:
Departure Airport:
(30°50'17"S by 128°6'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°50'0"N by 78°5'21"E)
Distance from FOS to IXM:
4,344.12 miles (6,991.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Forrest Airport (FOS), Forrest, Western Australia, Australia and Madurai Airport (IXM), Madurai, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,344 miles (or 6,991 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 Forrest Airport and Madurai 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 Forrest Airport and Madurai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOS / YFRT |
| Airport Name: | Forrest Airport |
| Location: | Forrest, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°50'17"S by 128°6'54"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Fayburn Pty Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 511 feet (156 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FOS |
| More Information: | FOS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXM / VOMD |
| Airport Name: | Madurai Airport |
| Location: | Madurai, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°50'0"N by 78°5'21"E |
| Area Served: | Madurai |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 446 feet (136 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXM |
| More Information: | IXM Maps & Info |
Facts about Forrest Airport (FOS):
- The closest airport to Forrest Airport (FOS) is Ceduna Airport (CED), which is located 341 miles (550 kilometers) ESE of FOS.
- Because of Forrest Airport's relatively low elevation of 511 feet, planes can take off or land at Forrest 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.
- Forrest Airport (FOS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Forrest Airport (FOS) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is located 11,677 miles (18,792 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
Facts about Madurai Airport (IXM):
- Because of Madurai Airport's relatively low elevation of 446 feet, planes can take off or land at Madurai 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 main runway is 2,285 m × 45 m with a PCN 92 R/B/W/T, 8 F/A/W/T fit for B737-800 series.
- The furthest airport from Madurai Airport (IXM) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,407 miles (18,358 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- The closest airport to Madurai Airport (IXM) is Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) NNE of IXM.
- Madurai airfield was first used by the Royal Air Force in World War II in 1942.
- The new terminal has two lounges, VIP lounge managed by AAI and Commercial Important persons lounge managed by TNCC-Madurai.
- Madurai Airport (IXM) currently has only 1 runway.
- It was identified as one of 35 non-metro airports for modernization, and thus the new integrated terminal building was inaugurated on 12 September 2010.
- Madurai Airport is a customs airport serving Madurai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 341.48 miles (549.55 km) ESE | Ceduna Airport (CED) | Ceduna, South Australia, Australia |     |
| 2 | 374.40 miles (602.54 km) WNW | Laverton Airport (LVO) | Laverton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 386.60 miles (622.17 km) W | Kambalda Airport (KDB) | Kambalda, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 387.90 miles (624.26 km) ESE | Streaky Bay Airport (KBY) | Streaky Bay, South Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 394.76 miles (635.31 km) W | Kalgoorlie-Boulder Airport (KGI) | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 401.26 miles (645.76 km) WNW | Murrin Murrin Airport (WUI) | Murrin Murrin Joint Venture, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 414.54 miles (667.13 km) ENE | Coober Pedy Airport (CPD) | Coober Pedy, South Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 416.80 miles (670.78 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 9 | 427.68 miles (688.29 km) NNE | Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) | Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 10 | 429.26 miles (690.83 km) WNW | Leonora Airport (LNO) | Leonora, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 491.88 miles (791.60 km) WNW | Leinster Airport (LER) | Leinster, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 518.18 miles (833.92 km) WNW | Mount Keith Airport (WME) | Mount Keith, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 522.61 miles (841.06 km) W | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| 14 | 528.55 miles (850.62 km) ESE | Cleve Airport (CVC) | Cleve, South Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 536.89 miles (864.03 km) E | Andamooka Airport (ADO) | Andamooka, South Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,677.05 miles (18,792.34 km) ENE | L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) | Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda | |
| 2 | 11,331.59 miles (18,236.37 km) NE | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 3 | 11,318.11 miles (18,214.69 km) NE | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 4 | 11,312.98 miles (18,206.44 km) N | Saint-Pierre Airport (FSP) | Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France | |
| 5 | 11,312.57 miles (18,205.76 km) NE | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |
| 6 | 11,309.51 miles (18,200.84 km) NE | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 7 | 11,306.88 miles (18,196.62 km) NE | Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | |
| 8 | 11,303.54 miles (18,191.23 km) NE | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 9 | 11,294.02 miles (18,175.92 km) NNE | Shearwater Heliport (YAW) | Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 10 | 11,292.88 miles (18,174.08 km) NNE | Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS) | Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 11 | 11,291.28 miles (18,171.50 km) NNE | Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY) | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| 12 | 11,288.31 miles (18,166.74 km) N | Miquelon Airport (MQC) | Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon | |
| 13 | 11,281.34 miles (18,155.51 km) NE | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 14 | 11,280.57 miles (18,154.27 km) NE | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 15 | 11,280.52 miles (18,154.19 km) NE | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 76.95 miles (123.84 km) NNE | Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ) | Tiruchirapalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India | |
| 2 | 108.92 miles (175.29 km) NW | Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) | Coimbatore, India | |
| 3 | 117.66 miles (189.36 km) W | Cochin International Airport (COK) | Nedumbassery near Kochi (Cochin), Kerala, India | |
| 4 | 122.81 miles (197.64 km) SW | Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) | Trivandrum, Kerala, India | |
| 5 | 134.63 miles (216.66 km) N | Salem Airport (SXV) | Salem, India | |
| 6 | 134.88 miles (217.06 km) E | Jaffna Airport (JAF) | Jaffna, Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | 170.68 miles (274.68 km) WNW | Calicut International Airport (CCJ) | Kozhikode (Calicut), India | |
| 8 | 188.08 miles (302.68 km) NE | Puducherry Airport (PNY) | Puducherry, India | |
| 9 | 191.50 miles (308.19 km) ESE | Anuradhapura Airport (ACJ) | Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | |
| 10 | 192.00 miles (309.00 km) NNW | Mysore Airport (MYQ) | Mysore, India | |
| 11 | 220.49 miles (354.84 km) SE | Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) | Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | 229.09 miles (368.68 km) ESE | China Bay Airport (TRR) | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | 233.97 miles (376.53 km) N | Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) | Bangalore, India | |
| 14 | 241.63 miles (388.86 km) SSE | Ratmalana Airport (RML) | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | 258.95 miles (416.74 km) NNE | Chennai International Airport (MAA) | Chennai (Madras), India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,406.92 miles (18,357.61 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 2 | 11,390.99 miles (18,331.97 km) SW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 3 | 11,143.11 miles (17,933.06 km) SSE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,975.61 miles (17,663.48 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Victor Montes Arias Airport (TYL) | Talara, Peru | |
| 5 | 10,944.01 miles (17,612.63 km) W | Cap. FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico International Airport (PIU) | Piura, Peru | |
| 6 | 10,912.85 miles (17,562.48 km) W | Cap. FAP José A. Quiñones González International Airport (CIX) | Chiclayo, Peru | |
| 7 | 10,906.76 miles (17,552.68 km) WSW | General Ulpiano Paez Airport (SNC) | Salinas, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 10,897.83 miles (17,538.31 km) WSW | Cap. FAP Pedro Canga Rodríguez Airport (TBP) | Tumbes, Peru | |
| 9 | 10,884.77 miles (17,517.29 km) WSW | José María Velasco Ibarra Airport (MRR) | Macará, Ecuador | |
| 10 | 10,876.17 miles (17,503.45 km) W | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |
| 11 | 10,868.87 miles (17,491.70 km) WSW | Santa Rosa International Airport (ETR) | Santa Rosa, El Oro, Ecuador | |
| 12 | 10,853.91 miles (17,467.63 km) WSW | Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC) | Manta, Manabí, Ecuador | |
| 13 | 10,843.42 miles (17,450.75 km) WSW | Reales Tamarindos Airport (PVO) | Portoviejo, Ecuador | |
| 14 | 10,842.67 miles (17,449.55 km) W | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,839.92 miles (17,445.12 km) WSW | Camilo Ponce Enriquez Airport (LOH) | Loja, Ecuador | |