Nonstop flight route between Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia and Kailashahar, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAAF Learmonth (LEA), Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia and Kailashahar Airport (IXH), Kailashahar, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,541 miles (or 5,699 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 RAAF Learmonth and Kailashahar 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 RAAF Learmonth and Kailashahar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEA / YPLM |
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| Location: | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°14'8"S by 114°5'18"E |
| Area Served: | Exmouth, Western Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | RAAF/Shire of Exmouth |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEA |
| More Information: | LEA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXH / VEKR |
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| Location: | Kailashahar, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°18'29"N by 92°0'25"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXH |
| More Information: | IXH Maps & Info |
Facts about RAAF Learmonth (LEA):
- The closest airport to RAAF Learmonth (LEA) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) NE of LEA.
- RAAF Learmonth, also known as Learmonth Airport, is a joint use Royal Australian Air Force base and civil airport.
- On 7 October 2008, Qantas Flight 72 made an emergency landing at RAAF Learmonth.
- During World War II a little-known landing field was constructed on the western shore of Exmouth Gulf.
- Because of RAAF Learmonth's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at RAAF Learmonth 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 "RAAF Learmonth", another name for LEA is "Learmonth Airport".
- The furthest airport from RAAF Learmonth (LEA) is Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport (SIG), which is nearly antipodal to RAAF Learmonth (meaning RAAF Learmonth is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport), and is located 12,175 miles (19,594 kilometers) away in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
- RAAF Learmonth handled 90,861 passengers last year.
- RAAF Learmonth (LEA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Kailashahar Airport (IXH):
- The furthest airport from Kailashahar Airport (IXH) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,378 miles (18,311 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- Kailashahar Airport (IXH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Kailashahar Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Kailashahar 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 "Kailashahar Airport", another name for IXH is "कैलाशहर हवाई अड्डे".
- The closest airport to Kailashahar Airport (IXH) is Kamalpur Airport (IXQ), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of IXH.
