Nonstop flight route between Keshod, India and London, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keshod Airport (IXK), Keshod, India and Gatwick Airport (LGW), London, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,243 miles (or 6,828 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 Keshod Airport and Gatwick 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 Keshod Airport and Gatwick Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXK / VAKS | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Keshod, India | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°19'0"N by 70°16'13"E | 
| Area Served: | Junagadh / Veraval | 
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 167 feet (51 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from IXK | 
| More Information: | IXK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGW / EGKK | 
| Airport Name: | Gatwick Airport | 
| Location: | London, England, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°8'53"N by 0°11'25"W | 
| Area Served: | London, United Kingdom | 
| Operator/Owner: | Global Infrastructure Partners | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LGW | 
| More Information: | LGW Maps & Info | 
Facts about Keshod Airport (IXK):
- Because of Keshod Airport's relatively low elevation of 167 feet, planes can take off or land at Keshod 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.
- In addition to being known as "Keshod Airport", another name for IXK is "કેશોદ એરપોર્ટ".
- Keshod Airport (IXK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Keshod Airport (IXK) is Diu Airport (DIU), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) SE of IXK.
- The furthest airport from Keshod Airport (IXK) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Keshod Airport (meaning Keshod Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,032 miles (19,364 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
Facts about Gatwick Airport (LGW):
- Gatwick Airport handled 35,444,206 passengers last year.
- Because of Gatwick Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Gatwick 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.
- On 27 May 1958, the original Gatwick railway station reopened as the Gatwick Airport station, and the Tinsley Green station was closed.
- Gatwick Airport (LGW) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of LGW.
- On 6 July 1935, the aerodrome closed temporarily for renovations, which included the construction of the "Beehive", the world's first circular terminal building.
- The furthest airport from Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,901 miles (19,152 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The Redwing Aircraft Company bought the aerodrome in 1932, and operated a flying school.
- BEA Helicopters made Gatwick their administrative and engineering base on 1 January 1964.
- Pope John Paul II arrived at the airport on 28 May 1982 on an Alitalia Boeing 727-200 Advanced, beginning the first papal visit to the United Kingdom.




