Nonstop flight route between Gandhidham / Kandla, India and Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kandla Airport (IXY), Gandhidham / Kandla, India and Isle of Man Airport (IOM), Ronaldsway, Isle of Man, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,326 miles (or 6,962 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 Isle of Man 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 Isle of Man 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):

• 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.
• Kandla Airport (IXY) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Kandla Airport", other names for IXY include "Gandhidham Airport", "કંડલા એરપોર્ટ" and "ગાંધીધામ એરપોર્ટ".
• 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.

Facts about Isle of Man Airport (IOM):

• Commissioned as HMS Urley by the Admiralty on 21 June 1944, with accounts handled by HMS Valkyrie, flying recommenced on 15 July 1944.
• Ronaldsway was first used as an airfield in 1928 with passenger services to the UK starting in 1933, operated by Blackpool and West Coast Air Services.
• Because of Isle of Man Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Isle of Man 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 Isle of Man Airport (IOM) is Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) E of IOM.
• In March 2006 funding for a further extension was granted by Tynwald to increase the number of departure gates, with work due for completion in summer 2007.
• Isle of Man Airport (IOM) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Isle of Man Airport", another name for IOM is "Purt Aer Vannin".
• Isle of Man Airport handled 739,683 passengers last year.
• An expansion of the airport during the War led to the discovery of the archaeological remains of a Neolithic settlement belonging to what is now called the Ronaldsway culture, in honour of this site.
• The furthest airport from Isle of Man Airport (IOM) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.