Nonstop flight route between Koulamoutou, Gabon and Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU), Koulamoutou, Gabon and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,360 miles (or 8,626 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 Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose 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 Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU):

• Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) is Moanda Airport (MFF), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) ESE of KOU.
• The furthest airport from Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (KOU) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) (meaning Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,041 miles (19,378 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
• In addition to being known as "Koulamoutou Airport (Koula Moutou Airport)", another name for KOU is "Koulamoutou Airport".

Facts about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU):

• Work included an expansion of runway 01L/19R, rapid-exit taxiways and parking bays.
• The closest airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) is Jessore Airport (JSR), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NE of CCU.
• In addition to being known as "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport", another name for CCU is "নেতাজি সুভাষচন্দ্র বসু আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর".
• Kolkata airport is connected to the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.
• The airport began as an open ground next to the Royal Artillery Armoury in Dum Dum.
• In September 2012, the Airports Authority of India upgraded the airport's cargo-handling capacity, enabling it to cater for the demand until 2015–16.
• Because of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose 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.
• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,276 miles (18,147 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.