Nonstop flight route between Agartala, India and Santiago de Compostela, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Agartala Airport (IXA), Agartala, India and Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ), Santiago de Compostela, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,569 miles (or 8,963 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 Agartala Airport and Santiago de Compostela 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 Agartala Airport and Santiago de Compostela Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Agartala Airport (IXA):

• The furthest airport from Agartala Airport (IXA) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,359 miles (18,281 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• India post cargo flights are operated by Air India Cargo and Quickjet also has cargo services from Agartala.
• Agartala Airport (IXA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Agartala Airport (IXA) is Khowai Airport (IXN), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of IXA.
• Agartala Airport is a domestic airport located 12 km northwest of the city of Agartala, the capital of the state of Tripura in India.
• Because of Agartala Airport's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Agartala 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 airport was designed and built in 1942 by the Maharaja of Tripura Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur.
• During World War II, the airport was used by the 4th Combat Cargo Group of the United States Army Air Forces Tenth Air Force, flying Curtiss C-46 Commando transport aircraft over Burma.
• In addition to being known as "Agartala Airport", another name for IXA is "আগরতলা বিমানবন্দর".

Facts about Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ):

• Santiago de Compostela Airport handled 2,194,611 passengers last year.
• On 13 October 2011 a new passenger terminal opened at the airport, replacing the old 1969 terminal.
• In addition to being known as "Santiago de Compostela Airport", another name for SCQ is "Aeroporto de Santiago de Compostela".
• The furthest airport from Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) is Hokitika Airport (HKK), which is nearly antipodal to Santiago de Compostela Airport (meaning Santiago de Compostela Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hokitika Airport), and is located 12,404 miles (19,962 kilometers) away in Hokitika, New Zealand.
• Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1948, work began on asphalting the main runway.
• Additionally, criticism has faced the high cost of constructing a new terminal building, 230 million euros, while the old terminal currently sits shuttered and unused.
• The closest airport to Santiago de Compostela Airport (SCQ) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) N of SCQ.
• Passenger numbers have increased significantly at the airport, from 1.3 million in 2000 to 2.4 in 2011.