Nonstop flight route between Simikot, Nepal and Eilat, Israel:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Simikot Airport (IMK), Simikot, Nepal and Eilat Airport (ETH), Eilat, Israel would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,790 miles (or 4,491 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 Simikot Airport and Eilat 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 Simikot Airport and Eilat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IMK / VNST | 
| Airport Name: | Simikot Airport | 
| Location: | Simikot, Nepal | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°58'15"N by 81°49'8"E | 
| Area Served: | Simikot, Nepal | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9246 feet (2,818 meters) | 
| View all routes: | Routes from IMK | 
| More Information: | IMK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ETH / LLET | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Eilat, Israel | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°33'29"N by 34°57'32"E | 
| Area Served: | Eilat, Israel | 
| Operator/Owner: | Israel Airports Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ETH | 
| More Information: | ETH Maps & Info | 
Facts about Simikot Airport (IMK):
- The furthest airport from Simikot Airport (IMK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,728 miles (18,874 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- List of airports in Nepal
- The closest airport to Simikot Airport (IMK) is Bajura Airport (BJU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSW of IMK.
- Because of Simikot Airport's high elevation of 9,246 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IMK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IMK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Eilat Airport (ETH):
- International passenger traffic decreased from magnitude of 20,000 in a year in late 2000s to 5,000 in a year in 2010s.
- The furthest airport from Eilat Airport (ETH) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,807 miles (19,002 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Because of Eilat Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Eilat 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.
- Eilat Airport (ETH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In August 2005, a Katyusha rocket fired from Jordan landed near a taxi traveling just 15 yards from the airport perimeter fence.
- In addition to being known as "Eilat Airport", other names for ETH include "J. Hozman Airport" and "שְׂדֵה הַתְּעוּפָה אֵילַת".
- The closest airport to Eilat Airport (ETH) is King Hussein International Airport (AQJ), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of ETH.




