Nonstop flight route between Indianapolis, Indiana, United States and Yichang, Hubei, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Indianapolis International Airport (IND), Indianapolis, Indiana, United States and Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH), Yichang, Hubei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,449 miles (or 11,988 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 Indianapolis International Airport and Yichang Sanxia 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 Indianapolis International Airport and Yichang Sanxia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IND / KIND |
Airport Name: | Indianapolis International Airport |
Location: | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°43'1"N by 86°17'39"W |
Area Served: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 797 feet (243 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from IND |
More Information: | IND Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIH / ZHYC |
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Location: | Yichang, Hubei, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°33'23"N by 111°28'47"E |
Operator/Owner: | Yichang Airport Co. Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YIH |
More Information: | YIH Maps & Info |
Facts about Indianapolis International Airport (IND):
- Indianapolis International Airport handled 7,526,414 passengers last year.
- Indianapolis International Airport (IND) has 3 runways.
- The Indianapolis International Airport is owned and operated by the Indianapolis Airport Authority which was created in 1962.
- The A concourse has a Delta Sky Club, the first airline lounge at Indianapolis International Airport since US Air closed their lounge after the closure of their hub.
- In the late 1990s and early 2000s Indianapolis was a hub for then locally based ATA Airlines and its regional affiliate, Chicago Express/ATA Connection.
- The furthest airport from Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is Pope Field (GFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of IND.
- Indianapolis Municipal Airport opened in 1931.
- In the same year United Airlines finished building Indianapolis Maintenance Center, at a cost of $USD 600 million.
- On September 9, 1969 Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 on a Boston – Baltimore – Cincinnati – Indianapolis – St.
- The airport's master plan calls for a fourth runway to be built southeast of I-70 sometime in the future.
- IndyGo's Route 8 also connects the airport with downtown Indianapolis.
- Because of Indianapolis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 797 feet, planes can take off or land at Indianapolis 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.
Facts about Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH):
- Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) is Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Yichang Sanxia Airport (meaning Yichang Sanxia Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport), and is located 12,363 miles (19,896 kilometers) away in San Juan Province, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Yichang Sanxia Airport", other names for YIH include "宜昌三峡机场" and "Yíchāng Sānxiá Jīchǎng".
- The closest airport to Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) is Shashi Airport (SHS), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) ESE of YIH.