Nonstop flight route between Silchar, India and Gordil, Central African Republic:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from IXS to GDI:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- IXS Airport Information
- GDI Airport Information
- Facts about IXS
- Facts about GDI
- Map of Nearest Airports to IXS
- List of Nearest Airports to IXS
- Map of Furthest Airports from IXS
- List of Furthest Airports from IXS
- Map of Nearest Airports to GDI
- List of Nearest Airports to GDI
- Map of Furthest Airports from GDI
- List of Furthest Airports from GDI
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Silchar Airport (IXS), Silchar, India and Gordil Airport (GDI), Gordil, Central African Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,770 miles (or 7,677 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 Silchar Airport and Gordil 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 Silchar Airport and Gordil Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXS / VEKU |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Silchar, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°54'47"N by 92°58'42"E |
| Area Served: | Silchar, Hailakandi, Karimganj |
| Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Public, military |
| Elevation: | 352 feet (107 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXS |
| More Information: | IXS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDI / |
| Airport Names: |
|
| Location: | Gordil, Central African Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°34'59"N by 21°43'59"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1427 feet (435 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GDI |
| More Information: | GDI Maps & Info |
Facts about Silchar Airport (IXS):
- The closest airport to Silchar Airport (IXS) is Imphal International Airport (IMF), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) E of IXS.
- The furthest airport from Silchar Airport (IXS) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,410 miles (18,363 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- Because of Silchar Airport's relatively low elevation of 352 feet, planes can take off or land at Silchar 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.
- It was constructed by the British during the Second World War in 1944.
- In addition to being known as "Silchar Airport", other names for IXS include "Kumbhirgram Air Force Base", "শিলচর বিমানবন্দর" and "কুম্ভীরগ্রাম বায়ুসেনা বেস".
- - 10 June 2012 - As the Air India Regional flight AI9760 an ATR 42-320 aircraft took off from Silchar airport for Guwahati one of the ground staff saw something dropped from the sky, it was one of the nose wheels of the aircraft, then the Air Traffic Control of Silchar airport immediately informed the flight captain Mrs.
- Silchar Airport (IXS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Air India A320 at Silchar airport
- - 5 May 1957 - The DC-3 Cargo flight of Indian Airlines departed silchar for a flight to Calcutta.
- Previously silchar was also served by Vayudoot between late 80's and 90's and then by Air Deccan which started flights between kolkata and silchar back in November 2005 then later on it became Kingfisher Red in 2008 but the airline stopped operating from silchar on February 2012.
Facts about Gordil Airport (GDI):
- The furthest airport from Gordil Airport (GDI) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Gordil Airport (meaning Gordil Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,243 miles (19,703 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
- Gordil Airport (GDI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Gordil Airport", another name for GDI is "FEGL".
- The closest airport to Gordil Airport (GDI) is Gordil Airport (GDA), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) WSW of GDI.
