Nonstop flight route between Goodnews, Alaska, United States and Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Goodnews Airport (GNU), Goodnews, Alaska, United States and Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا (KNU), Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,559 miles (or 8,947 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 Goodnews Airport and Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا, 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 Goodnews Airport and Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Goodnews Airport (GNU):

• Because of Goodnews Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Goodnews 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 furthest airport from Goodnews Airport (GNU) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,699 miles (17,219 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Goodnews Airport (GNU) is Platinum Airport (PTU), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of GNU.
• Goodnews Airport (GNU) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا (KNU):

• The furthest airport from Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا (KNU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,828 miles (19,035 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• In addition to being known as "Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا", other names for KNU include "Chakeri Air Force Station" and "VICX".
• The closest airport to Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا (KNU) is Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) NE of KNU.
• When the Delhi-Kanpur-Kolkata flights were launched, Civil Aviation Minister Vayalar Ravi had promised that Kanpur would be connected with other metro cities.
• Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا (KNU) has 2 runways.
• Because of Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا's relatively low elevation of 410 feet, planes can take off or land at Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا 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.