Nonstop flight route between Khowai, India and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Khowai Airport (IXN), Khowai, India and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,939 miles (or 12,776 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 Khowai Airport and Philadelphia International 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 Khowai Airport and Philadelphia International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Khowai Airport (IXN):

• Khowai Airport (IXN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Khowai Airport (IXN) is Kamalpur Airport (IXQ), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of IXN.
• The furthest airport from Khowai Airport (IXN) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,370 miles (18,297 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
• Because of Khowai Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Khowai 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 "Khowai Airport", other names for IXN include "खोवाई हवाई अड्डे" and "KHOWAI".

Facts about Philadelphia International Airport (PHL):

• During 1945 the Air Force reduced its use of the airport and it was returned to civil control that September.
• By 2005, there were two studies which dealt with expanding runway capacity at PHL airport.
• Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has 4 runways.
• The second study, the PHL Capacity Enhancement Program has a much larger scope and is considering more drastic ways to increase runway capacity at PHL.
• The closest airport to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is Philadelphia Seaplane BaseChandler Field (PSQ), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of PHL.
• The furthest airport from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,734 miles (18,884 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• One of the two newest terminal buildings at the airport, Concourse A West has a very modern and innovative design, made by Kohn Pedersen Fox, Pierce Goodwin Alexander & Linville, and Kelly/Maiello.
• Because of Philadelphia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Philadelphia International 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.