Nonstop flight route between Simikot, Nepal and Arras / Roclincourt, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Simikot Airport (IMK), Simikot, Nepal and Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV), Arras / Roclincourt, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,192 miles (or 6,746 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 Arras - Roclincourt 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 Arras - Roclincourt 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: | QRV / LFQD |
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Location: | Arras / Roclincourt, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°19'26"N by 2°48'10"E |
Area Served: | Arras |
Operator/Owner: | CCI d'Arras |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 337 feet (103 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from QRV |
More Information: | QRV Maps & Info |
Facts about Simikot Airport (IMK):
- 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.
- Pilgrims and Trekkers bound for Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash in China's Tibet Autonomous Region fly into Simikot and proceed to the international border at Hilsa on foot or by helicopter.
- 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.
Facts about Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV):
- Because of Arras - Roclincourt Airport's relatively low elevation of 337 feet, planes can take off or land at Arras - Roclincourt 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.
- In addition to being known as "Arras - Roclincourt Airport", another name for QRV is "Aéroport d'Arras - Roclincourt".
- The closest airport to Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) NE of QRV.
- The furthest airport from Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,985 miles (19,289 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV) currently has only 1 runway.