Nonstop flight route between Wevelgem, Belgium and Leh, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK), Wevelgem, Belgium and Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL), Leh, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,788 miles (or 6,096 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 Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport and Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe 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 Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport and Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KJK / EBKT | 
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| Location: | Wevelgem, Belgium | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°49'1"N by 3°12'16"E | 
| Area Served: | Kortrijk / Wevelgem, Belgium | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KJK | 
| More Information: | KJK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXL / VILH | 
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| Location: | Leh, India | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°8'8"N by 77°32'47"E | 
| Area Served: | Leh | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 10682 feet (3,256 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from IXL | 
| More Information: | IXL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK):
- In addition to being known as "Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport", another name for KJK is "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-55".
 - Because of Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Kortrijk-Wevelgem 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.
 - Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,952 miles (19,235 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - The closest airport to Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SSW of KJK.
 
Facts about Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL):
- The closest airport to Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) is Skardu Airport (KDU), which is located 141 miles (227 kilometers) NW of IXL.
 - In addition to being known as "Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport", another name for IXL is "कुशोक बकुला रिम्पोचे हवाई अड्डा".
 - Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,802 miles (18,993 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - Because of Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport's high elevation of 10,682 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at IXL. Combined with a high temperature, this could make IXL a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 
