Nonstop flight route between Hartford, Connecticut, United States and Mangalore, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD), Hartford, Connecticut, United States and Mangalore Airport (IXE), Mangalore, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,130 miles (or 13,083 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 Hartford-Brainard Airport and Mangalore 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 Hartford-Brainard Airport and Mangalore Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD):

• Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD) is Rentschler Heliport (EHT), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) NE of HFD.
• Because of Hartford-Brainard Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Hartford-Brainard 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 Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,752 miles (18,913 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Mangalore Airport (IXE):

• Airport has seen double digit growth in passenger traffic after introducing international flights.
• The second runway 6/24 of length 2,450 m was opened on 10 May 2006.
• Construction of a new air traffic control complex is expected to be over by June 2013 to handle the increasing traffic at the airport.
• Since 2011 the old terminal has been used for direct flights to Madinah, Saudi Arabia, for pilgrims undertaking the Hajj.
• The closest airport to Mangalore Airport (IXE) is Mysore Airport (MYQ), which is located 129 miles (208 kilometers) ESE of IXE.
• The furthest airport from Mangalore Airport (IXE) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,417 miles (18,373 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Mangalore Airport (IXE) has 2 runways.
• Because of Mangalore Airport's relatively low elevation of 337 feet, planes can take off or land at Mangalore 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 operation of international flights started in 2006 with Air India Express flying to Dubai.
• In 2007–08 the airport handled 10,019 aircraft movements as compared to 6,268 the previous year.