Nonstop flight route between Gällivare, Sweden and Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gällivare Airport (GEV), Gällivare, Sweden and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,185 miles (or 6,735 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 Gällivare Airport and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose 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 Gällivare Airport and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Gällivare Airport (GEV):

• The furthest airport from Gällivare Airport (GEV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,703 miles (17,225 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Gällivare Airport (GEV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Gällivare Airport (GEV) is Kiruna Airport (KRN), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NNW of GEV.

Facts about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU):

• The 1990s saw new growth for Calcutta airport, as the Indian aviation industry saw the arrival of new airlines such as Jet Airways and Air Sahara.
• Commercial operations were intended to start on 23 January 2013, the 116th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport", another name for CCU is "নেতাজি সুভাষচন্দ্র বসু আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর".
• The furthest airport from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,276 miles (18,147 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• 2005 saw the growth of Low Cost Carriers in the Indian aviation sector, with new airlines including Spice Jet, IndiGo and Kingfisher Airlines.
• Additionally, the current Kolkata Metro expansion plans include two new lines to the airport, one from Noapara connecting at Barasat, and the other from New Garia.
• The closest airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) is Jessore Airport (JSR), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NE of CCU.
• Kolkata airport traditionally served as a strategic stopover on the air route from Europe to Indochina and Australia.
• Kolkata's old international and domestic terminals closed when the integrated terminal opened.
• Because of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose 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.
• Work included an expansion of runway 01L/19R, rapid-exit taxiways and parking bays.