Nonstop flight route between Gandhidham / Kandla, India and Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kandla Airport (IXY), Gandhidham / Kandla, India and Jacksons International Airport (POM), Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,671 miles (or 9,127 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 Jacksons 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 Jacksons 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: | IXY / VAKE |
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Location: | Gandhidham / Kandla, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°6'46"N by 70°6'1"E |
Area Served: | Kandla-Gandhidham |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IXY |
More Information: | IXY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POM / AYPY |
Airport Name: | Jacksons International Airport |
Location: | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°26'35"S by 147°13'11"E |
Operator/Owner: | PNG National Airports Corporation Ltd |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 124 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from POM |
More Information: | POM Maps & Info |
Facts about Kandla Airport (IXY):
- In addition to being known as "Kandla Airport", other names for IXY include "Gandhidham Airport", "કંડલા એરપોર્ટ" and "ગાંધીધામ એરપોર્ટ".
- The closest airport to Kandla Airport (IXY) is Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of IXY.
- Kandla Airport (IXY) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The Airport is spread over an area of 268.2 Acres and has a terminal building capable of handling 100 passengers at a time.
- 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.
Facts about Jacksons International Airport (POM):
- The furthest airport from Jacksons International Airport (POM) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,762 miles (18,929 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
- Jacksons International Airport (POM) has 2 runways.
- Because of Jacksons International Airport's relatively low elevation of 124 feet, planes can take off or land at Jacksons 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.
- The closest airport to Jacksons International Airport (POM) is Haelogo Airport (HEO), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of POM.
- Jacksons International Airport consists of two terminals, the Domestic Terminal, housing Air Niugini and Airlines PNG, and the International Terminal, servicing all other airlines plus Air Niugini and Airlines PNG's international routes.