Nonstop flight route between Georgetown, Cayman Islands and Sylhet, Bangladesh:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM), Georgetown, Cayman Islands and MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL), Sylhet, Bangladesh would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,345 miles (or 15,040 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 Owen Roberts International Airport and MAG Osmani 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 Owen Roberts International Airport and MAG Osmani International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GCM / MWCR |
| Airport Name: | Owen Roberts International Airport |
| Location: | Georgetown, Cayman Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°17'33"N by 81°21'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Cayman Islands Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GCM |
| More Information: | GCM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZYL / VGSY |
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| Location: | Sylhet, Bangladesh |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°57'47"N by 91°52'0"E |
| Area Served: | Sylhet |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZYL |
| More Information: | ZYL Maps & Info |
Facts about Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM):
- Additional renovations completed in 2012 include refurbishing the departure hall interior and livening up the passport control and customs hall with aquatic paintings and use of an aggressive digital advertising campaign in the baggage claim area.
- The closest airport to Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) is Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB), which is located 87 miles (140 kilometers) ENE of GCM.
- Because of Owen Roberts International Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Owen Roberts 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.
- Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Owen Roberts International Airport (GCM) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,931 miles (19,202 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL):
- In addition to being known as "MAG Osmani International Airport", other names for ZYL include "ওসমানী আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Osmani Antarjātik Bimānabandar".
- The furthest airport from MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,345 miles (18,258 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Biman operates a Boeing 777-300ER twice a week directly from London and once a week from Jeddah to drop passengers off before heading back to Dhaka.
- MAG Osmani International Airport is an international airport located 5 miles north-east of Sylhet in Bangladesh.
- MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) currently has only 1 runway.
- ^1 Inbound flights only.
- Osmani International Airport was built during British rule of the Indian Subcontinent, partly to check Japanese aggression from Burma.
- The airport was initially served by domestic flights from Shahjalal International Airport by the country's national airline Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
- The closest airport to MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) is Kailashahar Airport (IXH), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) S of ZYL.
- Because of MAG Osmani International Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at MAG Osmani 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.
