Nonstop flight route between Gandhidham / Kandla, India and Des Moines, Iowa, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kandla Airport (IXY), Gandhidham / Kandla, India and Des Moines International Airport (DSM), Des Moines, Iowa, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,851 miles (or 12,634 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 Kandla Airport and Des Moines 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 Kandla Airport and Des Moines International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kandla Airport (IXY):

• No Scheduled commercial operations.
• Because of Kandla Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Kandla 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 airport was built in the late 1950s.
• The closest airport to Kandla Airport (IXY) is Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of IXY.
• The Airport is spread over an area of 268.2 Acres and has a terminal building capable of handling 100 passengers at a time.
• Kandla Airport (IXY) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kandla Airport", other names for IXY include "Gandhidham Airport", "કંડલા એરપોર્ટ" and "ગાંધીધામ એરપોર્ટ".
• The furthest airport from Kandla Airport (IXY) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Kandla Airport (meaning Kandla Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,155 miles (19,562 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.

Facts about Des Moines International Airport (DSM):

• Des Moines International Airport covers 2,625 acres at an elevation of 958 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,789 miles (17,363 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Des Moines Terminal has 2 concourses.
• Because of Des Moines International Airport's relatively low elevation of 958 feet, planes can take off or land at Des Moines 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.
• Des Moines International Airport (DSM) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is Ankeny Regional Airport (IKV), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNE of DSM.
• The airport was originally governed by the City of Des Moines' Parks Department.