Nonstop flight route between Grand Junction, Colorado, United States and Mumbai, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT), Grand Junction, Colorado, United States and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM), Mumbai, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,414 miles (or 13,541 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 Grand Junction Regional Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji 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 Grand Junction Regional Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji 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 Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT):

• In addition to being known as "Grand Junction Regional Airport", another name for GJT is "Walker Field".
• The closest airport to Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) is Garfield County Regional Airport (RIL), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ENE of GJT.
• Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) has 2 runways.
• Because of Grand Junction Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,858 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at GJT. Combined with a high temperature, this could make GJT a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,014 miles (17,726 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM):

• In addition to being known as "Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport", another name for BOM is "Mumbai Airport's New T2".
• AAI had been considering the modernisation of Mumbai airport in 1996 although the AAI board approved a modernisation proposal only in 2003.
• The closest airport to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) is Pune Airport (PNQ), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) ESE of BOM.
• The furthest airport from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,860 miles (19,087 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The existing 72 m tall ATC tower, erected in 1996, stands close to the secondary runway and is a notified obstruction in the aircraft path.
• The reconstruction of the runway was completed in May 2011.
• Terminal 2 hosts the world's largest public art programme to be located in an airport, with 6,000 pieces of Indian art from all over India.
• The Juhu Aerodrome functioned as Mumbai's sole airport until 1942.
• MIAL was considering constructing a second parallel runway as part of its master plan.
• Because of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport's relatively low elevation of 37 feet, planes can take off or land at Chhatrapati Shivaji 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.
• Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM) has 2 runways.
• Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, formerly Sahar International Airport, is the primary international airport in Mumbai, India, and is named after the 17th century Maratha emperor, Chhatrapati Shivaji.