Nonstop flight route between Gwalior, India and Birmingham, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport (GWL), Gwalior, India and Birmingham Airport (BHX), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,387 miles (or 7,060 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 Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport and Birmingham 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 Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport and Birmingham Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWL / VIGR | 
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| Location: | Gwalior, India | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°17'35"N by 78°13'40"E | 
| Area Served: | Gwalior | 
| Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 617 feet (188 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GWL | 
| More Information: | GWL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHX / EGBB | 
| Airport Name: | Birmingham Airport | 
| Location: | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'14"N by 1°44'53"W | 
| Area Served: | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 
| Operator/Owner: | Seven Metropolitan Boroughs of West Midlands (49% total) (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall & Solihull) Airport Group Investments Ltd. (48.25%) (Teache  | 
                
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BHX | 
| More Information: | BHX Maps & Info | 
Facts about Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport (GWL):
- Because of Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport's relatively low elevation of 617 feet, planes can take off or land at Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia 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.
 - Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport (GWL) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport (GWL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,961 miles (19,249 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - The closest airport to Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport (GWL) is Agra Airport (AGR), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NNW of GWL.
 - In addition to being known as "Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport", other names for GWL include "राजमाता विजयाराजे सिंधिया हवाई अड्डे" and "Rājamātā vijayārājē sindhiyā havā'ī aḍḍē".
 
Facts about Birmingham Airport (BHX):
- The closest airport to Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Coventry Airport (CVT), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BHX.
 - The airport offers both domestic flights within the UK, and international flights to destinations in Europe, the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, North America and the Caribbean.
 - Birmingham Airport handled 9,120,201 passengers last year.
 - Originally, the target for completion was in time for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics.
 - Birmingham Airport (BHX) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Birmingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham 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 Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
 - The extension will increase the runway length from the present 2,605 m to 3,003 m, the main plan was to have a 150m starter extension along with the 400m extension but because the plan for the tunnel had been cancelled because of costs the runway length will be 3,050 m.There will be a loop taxiway from which planes will taxi to the runway and then takeoff.
 - Birmingham handled a record 9.6 million passengers in 2008, and 9.1 million passengers used the airport in 2013, making Birmingham the seventh busiest UK airport.
 - In January 2011, the airport merged its two terminals into a Single Terminal Building.
 
