Nonstop flight route between Mangalore, India and Arusha, Tanzania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mangalore Airport (IXE), Mangalore, India and Arusha Airport (ARK), Arusha, Tanzania would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,857 miles (or 4,598 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 Mangalore Airport and Arusha 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 Mangalore Airport and Arusha Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Mangalore Airport (IXE):

• Construction of a new air traffic control complex is expected to be over by June 2013 to handle the increasing traffic at the airport.
• Mangalore Airport has one of highest YoY passenger growth rate in India, with previous financial year clocking 54 percent growth in international passenger traffic.
• Because of Mangalore Airport's relatively low elevation of 337 feet, planes can take off or land at Mangalore 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.
• Mangalore Airport (IXE) has 2 runways.
• Mangalore central railway station and Mangalore airport are connected by the bus services of the KSRTC city bus service.
• In 2007–08 the airport handled 10,019 aircraft movements as compared to 6,268 the previous year.
• Union minister of state for civil aviation Praful Patel announced on 15 May 2010 that a work order for extending the runway to 9,000 feet would be issued soon.
• The closest airport to Mangalore Airport (IXE) is Mysore Airport (MYQ), which is located 129 miles (208 kilometers) ESE of IXE.
• The furthest airport from Mangalore Airport (IXE) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,417 miles (18,373 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.

Facts about Arusha Airport (ARK):

• The closest airport to Arusha Airport (ARK) is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) E of ARK.
• In addition to being known as "Arusha Airport", another name for ARK is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Arusha  (Swahili)".
• Because of Arusha Airport's high elevation of 4,550 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ARK. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ARK a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Arusha Airport (ARK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,481 miles (18,477 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• The airport served 87,252 passengers in 2004.
• Arusha Airport (ARK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Arusha Airport handled 122,621 passengers last year.