Nonstop flight route between Silchar, India and Kuparuk, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(24°54'47"N by 92°58'42"E)
Arrival Airport:
(70°19'50"N by 149°35'50"W)
Distance from IXS to UUK:
5,193.28 miles (8,357.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Silchar Airport (IXS), Silchar, India and Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK), Kuparuk, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,193 miles (or 8,358 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 Ugnu-Kuparuk 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 Ugnu-Kuparuk 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: |
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| 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: | UUK / PAKU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°19'50"N by 149°35'50"W |
| Operator/Owner: | ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 67 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UUK |
| More Information: | UUK Maps & Info |
Facts about Silchar Airport (IXS):
- Silchar Airport (IXS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Silchar Airport", other names for IXS include "Kumbhirgram Air Force Base", "শিলচর বিমানবন্দর" and "কুম্ভীরগ্রাম বায়ুসেনা বেস".
- - 29 August 1970 – A Fokker F-27 Friendship 400 flight of Indian Airlines struck a hill shortly after take-off from Silchar for a flight to Guwahati.
- 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.
- Arrival lounge of Silchar airport
Facts about Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK):
- In addition to being known as "Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport", another name for UUK is "UBW".
- The furthest airport from Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,127 miles (16,298 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The closest airport to Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) is Deadhorse Airport (SCC), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) ESE of UUK.
- Because of Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Ugnu-Kuparuk 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.
- Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 58.53 miles (94.19 km) E | Imphal International Airport (IMF) | Imphal, India |     |
| 2 | 69.73 miles (112.23 km) W | MAG Osmani International Airport (ZYL) | Sylhet, Bangladesh | |
| 3 | 73.96 miles (119.03 km) SW | Kailashahar Airport (IXH) | Kailashahar, India | |
| 4 | 77.60 miles (124.88 km) SSW | Lengpui Airport (AJL) | Aizawl, India | |
| 5 | 82.98 miles (133.54 km) NW | Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL) | Shillong, India | |
| 6 | 83.34 miles (134.13 km) NE | Dimapur Airport (DMU) | Dimapur, India | |
| 7 | 90.95 miles (146.38 km) SW | Kamalpur Airport (IXQ) | Kamalpur, India | |
| 8 | 104.56 miles (168.27 km) SW | Khowai Airport (IXN) | Khowai, India | |
| 9 | 119.74 miles (192.70 km) NW | Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) | Guwahati, India | |
| 10 | 124.88 miles (200.97 km) N | Tezpur Airport (TEZ) | Tezpur, Assam, India | |
| 11 | 130.13 miles (209.42 km) WSW | Agartala Airport (IXA) | Agartala, India | |
| 12 | 137.01 miles (220.50 km) SSE | Kalaymyo Airport (KMV) | Kalemyo, Myanmar (Burma) | |
| 13 | 146.05 miles (235.04 km) NNE | Jorhat Airport (JRH) | Jorhat, India | |
| 14 | 178.30 miles (286.94 km) WSW | Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) | Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
| 15 | 178.66 miles (287.52 km) NNE | Lilabari Airport (IXI) | Assam, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,410.23 miles (18,362.95 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,407.79 miles (18,359.01 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,394.13 miles (18,337.04 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,393.23 miles (18,335.58 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 5 | 11,390.56 miles (18,331.29 km) SW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 6 | 11,387.70 miles (18,326.68 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,368.31 miles (18,295.47 km) W | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 8 | 11,358.14 miles (18,279.12 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,347.00 miles (18,261.19 km) SW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,335.72 miles (18,243.03 km) SW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 11 | 11,322.72 miles (18,222.10 km) WSW | Diego Aracena International Airport (IQQ) | Iquique, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,312.35 miles (18,205.42 km) WSW | Ilo Airport (ILQ) | Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru | |
| 13 | 11,309.43 miles (18,200.72 km) SW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 14 | 11,297.45 miles (18,181.44 km) SW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 15 | 11,279.31 miles (18,152.24 km) W | El Loa Airport (CJC) | Calama, Antofagasta Region, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 28.04 miles (45.13 km) ESE | Deadhorse Airport (SCC) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 31.33 miles (50.43 km) W | Alpine Airstrip (DQH) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 33.89 miles (54.53 km) WSW | Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 89.68 miles (144.32 km) SW | Umiat Airport (UMT) | Umiat, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 92.65 miles (149.11 km) WNW | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 127.93 miles (205.88 km) S | Galbraith Lake Airport (GBH) | Galbraith Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 141.17 miles (227.19 km) E | Barter Island LRRS Airport (BTI) | Barter Island, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 160.63 miles (258.51 km) SSW | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 175.54 miles (282.51 km) WNW | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 181.79 miles (292.57 km) W | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 181.97 miles (292.86 km) SE | Arctic Village Airport (ARC) | Arctic Village, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 197.23 miles (317.41 km) S | Chandalar Lake Airport (WCR) | Chandalar Lake, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 213.25 miles (343.19 km) S | Coldfoot Airport (CXF) | Coldfoot, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 240.62 miles (387.24 km) W | Wainwright Airport (AIN) | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 241.02 miles (387.88 km) SSW | Bettles Airport (BTT) | Bettles, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,127.11 miles (16,297.97 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,919.02 miles (15,963.07 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,908.85 miles (15,946.71 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,892.27 miles (15,920.03 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,885.31 miles (15,908.82 km) SSE | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,858.04 miles (15,864.93 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,756.23 miles (15,701.09 km) S | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,709.59 miles (15,626.03 km) S | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,641.84 miles (15,516.99 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 9,637.55 miles (15,510.09 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 9,633.74 miles (15,503.97 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 12 | 9,632.18 miles (15,501.46 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 9,625.79 miles (15,491.18 km) S | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,623.59 miles (15,487.63 km) S | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 9,610.86 miles (15,467.14 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |