Nonstop flight route between Madurai, India and Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Madurai Airport (IXM), Madurai, India and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS), Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,918 miles (or 7,914 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 Madurai Airport and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, 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 Madurai Airport and Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXM / VOMD | 
| Airport Name: | Madurai Airport | 
| Location: | Madurai, India | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°50'0"N by 78°5'21"E | 
| Area Served: | Madurai | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 446 feet (136 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from IXM | 
| More Information: | IXM Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KRS / ENCN | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°12'14"N by 8°5'6"E | 
| Area Served: | Kristiansand, Norway | 
| Operator/Owner: | Avinor | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KRS | 
| More Information: | KRS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Madurai Airport (IXM):
- The closest airport to Madurai Airport (IXM) is Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ), which is located 77 miles (124 kilometers) NNE of IXM.
- The furthest airport from Madurai Airport (IXM) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,407 miles (18,358 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
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- Madurai Airport is a customs airport serving Madurai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
- Because of Madurai Airport's relatively low elevation of 446 feet, planes can take off or land at Madurai 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.
- Madurai Airport (IXM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The new terminal has two lounges, VIP lounge managed by AAI and Commercial Important persons lounge managed by TNCC-Madurai.
Facts about Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS):
- KLM started its route from Amsterdam to Oslo via Kristiansand right after the war.
- Because of Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik 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 furthest airport from Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,423 miles (18,384 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik handled 1,065,615 passengers last year.
- FlyNonstop introduced direct scheduled flights to/from London City Airport in April 2013, using a Dutch-registered Embraer 190 flown by Denim Air crews.
- In 1964, the runway was expanded to its present length.
- Before the war, Det Danske Luftfartsselskap operated a route between Kristiansand, Aalborg and Copenhagen.
- In addition to being known as "Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik", another name for KRS is "Kristiansand lufthavn, Kjevik".
- Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS) is Farsund Airport, Lista (FAN), which is located 54 miles (86 kilometers) W of KRS.




