Nonstop flight route between Ankavandra, Madagascar and Houston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ankavandra Airport (JVA), Ankavandra, Madagascar and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,856 miles (or 15,861 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 Ankavandra Airport and George Bush Intercontinental 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 Ankavandra Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JVA / FMMK |
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Location: | Ankavandra, Madagascar |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°48'0"S by 45°16'58"E |
Area Served: | Ankavandra, Madagascar |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 427 feet (130 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from JVA |
More Information: | JVA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAH / KIAH |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'3"N by 95°20'29"W |
Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
# of Runways: | 5 |
View all routes: | Routes from IAH |
More Information: | IAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Ankavandra Airport (JVA):
- Because of Ankavandra Airport's relatively low elevation of 427 feet, planes can take off or land at Ankavandra 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 "Ankavandra Airport", another name for JVA is "Ankavandra".
- The furthest airport from Ankavandra Airport (JVA) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,110 miles (17,880 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Ankavandra Airport (JVA) is Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) E of JVA.
Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):
- The furthest airport from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- On April 24, 2014, Spirit Airlines announced new services from Houston, to 6 new domestic destinations, including Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Kansas City, New Orleans and San Diego.
- Because of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at George Bush Intercontinental 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.
- On July 11, 2013, Air China began nonstop flights from Houston to Beijing, China using a Boeing 777-300ER.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
- The City of Houston annexed the Bush Airport area in 1965.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
- In the late 1980s, Houston City Council considered a plan to rename the airport after Mickey Leland—an African-American congressman who died in an aviation accident in Ethiopia.
- The closest airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of IAH.
- Terminal A was one of the original two terminals to open in 1969 and was designed by Goleman & Rolfe and George Pierce-Abel B.
- Atlas Air offers a thrice-weekly charter service to Luanda, Angola on behalf of SonAir.
- In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".