Nonstop flight route between Labé, Guinea and Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tata Airport (LEK), Labé, Guinea and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,586 miles (or 10,600 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 Tata 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 Tata 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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Facts about Tata Airport (LEK):

• The closest airport to Tata Airport (LEK) is Kédougou Airport (KGG), which is located 85 miles (137 kilometers) N of LEK.
• The furthest airport from Tata Airport (LEK) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Tata Airport (meaning Tata Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,276 miles (19,756 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.

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

• 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.
• Commercial operations were intended to start on 23 January 2013, the 116th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
• 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.
• 2005 saw the growth of Low Cost Carriers in the Indian aviation sector, with new airlines including Spice Jet, IndiGo and Kingfisher Airlines.
• Passenger services grew after the Second World War.
• The airport has a facility of prepaid taxis and air-conditioned buses that connect it to the city.
• 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.
• Calcutta played an important role in the Second World War.
• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) has 2 runways.
• In the financial year from April 2011 to March 2012, Kolkata airport served 10.3 million passengers, 85% which were travelling domestically.
• Air India operates hangars at the airport, while Bharat Petroleum and Indian Oil act as fuellers.
• In addition to being known as "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport", another name for CCU is "নেতাজি সুভাষচন্দ্র বসু আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর".