Nonstop flight route between Imphal, India and Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Imphal International Airport (IMF), Imphal, India and Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM), Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,491 miles (or 15,275 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 Imphal International Airport and Johan Adolf Pengel 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 Imphal International Airport and Johan Adolf Pengel 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 Imphal International Airport (IMF):

• The furthest airport from Imphal International Airport (IMF) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,465 miles (18,452 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
• Imphal International Airport (IMF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport comes under the administrative control of the Airports Authority of India.
• The airport is situated at an elevation of 2545 feet above sea level and covers a land area of 446.22 acres.
• The closest airport to Imphal International Airport (IMF) is Silchar Airport (IXS), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) W of IMF.
• During World War II, the airport was located 4.5 km away from its present location, at the former Imphal RAF Station - a major Allied Force supply airfield.

Facts about Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM):

• Because of Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Johan Adolf Pengel 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.
• The closest airport to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) is Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of PBM.
• Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) currently has only 1 runway.
• At Zandery, the unit shuttled from Zandery to Atkinson Field, British Guiana and, by January 1942, had eight Curtiss P-40C Warhawks assigned.
• The furthest airport from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (meaning Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,282 miles (19,767 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
• With the United States entry into the war in December 1941, the importance of Zandery Field increased drastically, becoming a major transport base on the South Atlantic route of Air Transport Command ferrying supplies and personnel to Freetown Airport, Sierra Leone and onwards to the European and African theaters of the war.