Nonstop flight route between Kolhapur, India and Avalon, Victoria, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kolhapur Airport (KLH), Kolhapur, India and Avalon Airport (AVV), Avalon, Victoria, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,890 miles (or 9,479 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 Kolhapur Airport and Avalon 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 Kolhapur Airport and Avalon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kolhapur Airport (KLH):

• In addition to being known as "Kolhapur Airport", another name for KLH is "कोल्हापूर विमानतळ".
• The present Kolhapur Airport began operations in the year 1987 and was leased by the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation from Airports Authority of India on 16 April 1997.
• Kolhapur Airport is an airport in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India.
• The Airports Authority of India is considering night landing facilities at Kolhapur airport, which will bring in additional air services to the city.
• The closest airport to Kolhapur Airport (KLH) is Belgaum Airport (IXG), which is located 60 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of KLH.
• Kolhapur Airport (KLH) currently has only 1 runway.
• In January 1939, Air Services of India, a private airline based out of Juhu Aerodrome, began air services to the princely state of Kolhapur.
• The furthest airport from Kolhapur Airport (KLH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,673 miles (18,787 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Kolhapur City Airline Enquiry

Facts about Avalon Airport (AVV):

• Because of Avalon Airport's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Avalon 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 "Avalon Airport", another name for AVV is "Melbourne/Avalon".
• Following its suspension from the airport, Tiger’s CEO quit and all pilots were put through new training.
• The closest airport to Avalon Airport (AVV) is Geelong Airport (GEX), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) SE of AVV.
• In 1997, the Australian Commonwealth government through the Department of Defence, granted Linfox a 50 year plus a 49 year option lease of the airport.
• The furthest airport from Avalon Airport (AVV) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is nearly antipodal to Avalon Airport (meaning Avalon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Flores Airport), and is located 12,165 miles (19,578 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• Avalon Airport (AVV) currently has only 1 runway.
• A 10,000 ft runway was built by Country Roads Board, with the first plane landing on 3 April 1953 – a four-engined Avro Lincoln heavy bomber flown from Fishermans Bend.
• Training of pilots from Japan's All Nippon Airways commenced at the airport on 8 September 1993.
• Avalon Airport can accommodate two Boeing 747 or two Boeing 787s on the Eastern Apron.