Nonstop flight route between Kolhapur, India and Fairfield, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kolhapur Airport (KLH), Kolhapur, India and Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU), Fairfield, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,499 miles (or 13,677 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 Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield, 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 Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield. 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):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Kolhapur Airport", another name for KLH is "कोल्हापूर विमानतळ".
• 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.
• 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.
• In January 1939, Air Services of India, a private airline based out of Juhu Aerodrome, began air services to the princely state of Kolhapur.

Facts about Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU):

• In 1992, with the reorganization of the Air Force following the end of the Cold War, Military Airlift Command was inactivated and Travis came under the control of the newly established Air Mobility Command.
• In addition to being known as "Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield", another name for SUU is "Travis AFB".
• Travis AFB has a major impact on the community as a number of military families and retirees have chosen to make Fairfield their permanent home.
• The closest airport to Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Nut Tree Airport (VCB), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNW of SUU.
• The furthest airport from Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,315 miles (18,210 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The host unit at Travis AFB is the 60th Air Mobility Wing.
• On 1 May 1949, the Strategic Air Command became the parent major command for Travis AFB, turning it into a major long-range reconnaissance and intercontinental bombing installation for the 9th Bomb Group/9th Bomb Wing.
• Travis AFB also plays host to the Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum, one of the largest collections of military aircraft on the west coast.