Nonstop flight route between Chandigarh, India and Longreach, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chandigarh Airport (IXC), Chandigarh, India and Longreach Airport (LRE), Longreach, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,825 miles (or 9,374 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 Chandigarh Airport and Longreach 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 Chandigarh Airport and Longreach Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXC / VICG |
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Location: | Chandigarh, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°40'23"N by 76°47'18"E |
Area Served: | Chandigarh Tricity |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force/Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Military/Public |
Elevation: | 1012 feet (308 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IXC |
More Information: | IXC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRE / YLRE |
Airport Name: | Longreach Airport |
Location: | Longreach, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°26'3"S by 144°16'49"E |
Operator/Owner: | Longreach Shire Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 627 feet (191 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LRE |
More Information: | LRE Maps & Info |
Facts about Chandigarh Airport (IXC):
- In addition to being known as "Chandigarh Airport", other names for IXC include "Chandigarh Air Force Base", "चंडीगढ़ हवाई अड्डे" and "चंडीगढ़ एयर फोर्स बेस".
- Chandigarh Airport (IXC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Chandigarh Airport (IXC) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,990 miles (19,296 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The closest airport to Chandigarh Airport (IXC) is Shimla Airport (SLV), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of IXC.
Facts about Longreach Airport (LRE):
- Because of Longreach Airport's relatively low elevation of 627 feet, planes can take off or land at Longreach 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.
- Charles Kingsford Smith arrived in 1927, during a flight around the continent.
- Longreach Airport (LRE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Longreach Airport (LRE) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,625 miles (18,709 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- During World War II, Longreach airport became, for a short time in 1942, a base for United States Army Air Forces B-17 bomber aircraft of the 28th and 93d Bombardment Squadrons.
- At one time in the 1960s, Longreach airport was one of the busiest inland airports in Australia.
- Amy Johnson landed her de Havilland Gipsy Moth, registered G-AAAH, at the airport in 1930.
- The closest airport to Longreach Airport (LRE) is Barcaldine Airport (BCI), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) E of LRE.