Nonstop flight route between Jamshedpur, India and Bowen, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sonari Airport (IXW), Jamshedpur, India and Bowen Airport (ZBO), Bowen, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,123 miles (or 8,244 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 Sonari Airport and Bowen 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 Sonari Airport and Bowen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXW / VEJS | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Jamshedpur, India | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°48'48"N by 86°10'5"E | 
| Area Served: | Jamshedpur, Tatanagar | 
| Operator/Owner: | TATA Steel | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 478 feet (146 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from IXW | 
| More Information: | IXW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZBO / YBWN | 
| Airport Name: | Bowen Airport | 
| Location: | Bowen, Queensland, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°1'4"S by 148°12'55"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Whitsunday Regional Council | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZBO | 
| More Information: | ZBO Maps & Info | 
Facts about Sonari Airport (IXW):
- The closest airport to Sonari Airport (IXW) is Birsa Munda Airport (IXR), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) WNW of IXW.
- The furthest airport from Sonari Airport (IXW) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,416 miles (18,372 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Sonari Airport is a public airport located in Jamshedpur, in the state of Jharkhand, India.
- In addition to being known as "Sonari Airport", another name for IXW is "सोनारी हवाई अड्डे".
- Sonari Airport (IXW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sonari Airport's relatively low elevation of 478 feet, planes can take off or land at Sonari 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.
- A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the AAI and the Jharkhand government on 20 February 2012 for establishing a new airport for Jamshedpur.
Facts about Bowen Airport (ZBO):
- The closest airport to Bowen Airport (ZBO) is Whitsunday Airport (WSY), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) ESE of ZBO.
- Because of Bowen Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Bowen 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 furthest airport from Bowen Airport (ZBO) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,957 miles (19,243 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- Bowen Airport (ZBO) has 2 runways.




