Nonstop flight route between Silchar, India and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Silchar Airport (IXS), Silchar, India and John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,711 miles (or 12,410 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 John C. Munro Hamilton 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 Silchar Airport and John C. Munro Hamilton International 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 |
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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: | YHM / CYHM |
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| Location: | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°10'24"N by 79°56'6"W |
| Area Served: | Hamilton, Ontario |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Hamilton |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 780 feet (238 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YHM |
| More Information: | YHM Maps & Info |
Facts about Silchar Airport (IXS):
- In addition to being known as "Silchar Airport", other names for IXS include "Kumbhirgram Air Force Base", "শিলচর বিমানবন্দর" and "কুম্ভীরগ্রাম বায়ুসেনা বেস".
- In December 1985, Indian Airlines operated the first all-woman crew flight in the world from Kolkata to Silchar using a Fokker F-27 Friendship aircraft which was commanded by Captain Saudamini Deshmukh along with first officer Nivedita Bhasin.
- On 15 March 2003 Indian Airlines started using ATR 42-320 aircraft to Kolkata, Imphal and Guwahati routes.
- 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.
- Silchar Airport (IXS) currently has only 1 runway.
- On May 2011 JetKonnect a subsidiary company of Jet Airways introduced daily flights on Kolkata and Guwahati routes using their ATR 72 aircraft.
- - 5 May 1957 - The DC-3 Cargo flight of Indian Airlines departed silchar for a flight to Calcutta.
- The closest airport to Silchar Airport (IXS) is Imphal International Airport (IMF), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) E of IXS.
- - 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.
- - 18 March 1944 - A Douglas C-47A-70-DL bearing registration number:42-100703 of United States Army Air Force crashed near silchar airport.
- Arrival lounge of Silchar airport
- 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.
Facts about John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM):
- In addition to being known as "John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport", another name for YHM is "Hamilton Airport".
- The furthest airport from John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,406 miles (18,356 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Hamilton's first airport was the Hamilton Municipal Airport at Reid Avenue North and Dunsmure Road in 1929.
- The closest airport to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) is Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of YHM.
- A chartered Boeing 707 carrying rock band Bon Jovi skidded off the runway in January 2006.
- Flyglobespan, which flew to Hamilton between 2007 and 2009 referred to the airport as Toronto Hamilton International Airport.
- Because of John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport's relatively low elevation of 780 feet, planes can take off or land at John C. Munro Hamilton 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.
- John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) has 2 runways.
