Nonstop flight route between Silchar, India and Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Silchar Airport (IXS), Silchar, India and Mansa Airport (MNS), Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,982 miles (or 8,018 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 Mansa 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 Mansa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Silchar Airport (IXS):

• On May 2011 JetKonnect a subsidiary company of Jet Airways introduced daily flights on Kolkata and Guwahati routes using their ATR 72 aircraft.
• JetKonnect ATR72 at Silchar airport
• Back in 1948 Jamair used to operate flights between Kolkata and Silchar providing air supply necessities.
• - 29 March 1959 – A Douglas C-47A-90-DL flight of Indian Airlines was operating on a flight from Calcutta to Imphal via Agartala and Silchar.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Silchar Airport (IXS) is Imphal International Airport (IMF), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) E of IXS.
• - 19 October 1988 - A Fokker F27 of Vayudoot was on a scheduled flight from Silchar to Guwahati when it disappeared on approach to the airport.
• On 15 March 2003 Indian Airlines started using ATR 42-320 aircraft to Kolkata, Imphal and Guwahati routes.
• Silchar Airport (IXS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Silchar Airport", other names for IXS include "Kumbhirgram Air Force Base", "শিলচর বিমানবন্দর" and "কুম্ভীরগ্রাম বায়ুসেনা বেস".
• 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.

Facts about Mansa Airport (MNS):

• Because of Mansa Airport's high elevation of 4,100 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MNS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MNS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Mansa Airport (MNS) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
• Mansa Airport (MNS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Mansa Airport (MNS) is Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) WSW of MNS.