Nonstop flight route between Kailashahar, India and Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kailashahar Airport (IXH), Kailashahar, India and Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,814 miles (or 12,575 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 Kailashahar Airport and Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial 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 Kailashahar Airport and Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kailashahar Airport (IXH):

• In addition to being known as "Kailashahar Airport", another name for IXH is "कैलाशहर हवाई अड्डे".
• The furthest airport from Kailashahar Airport (IXH) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,378 miles (18,311 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• Kailashahar Airport (IXH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Kailashahar Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Kailashahar 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 closest airport to Kailashahar Airport (IXH) is Kamalpur Airport (IXQ), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of IXH.

Facts about Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR):

• The airport was originally Avon Field, a racetrack where aircraft landed on the grass infield.
• The closest airport to Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) is Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of BDR.
• Because of Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial 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.
• Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) has 2 runways.
• In February 2007 state legislators from Bridgeport, in an effort to force expansion, introduced legislation allowing the State of Connecticut to take over the airport.
• In the 1950s American Airlines stopped at Bridgeport, one Convair a day each way.
• The furthest airport from Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,765 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.