Nonstop flight route between Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bowman Field (LOU), Louisville, Kentucky, United States and Bhadrapur Airport (BDP), Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,941 miles (or 12,780 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 Bowman Field and Bhadrapur 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 Bowman Field and Bhadrapur Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bowman Field (LOU):

• The closest airport to Bowman Field (LOU) is Louisville International Airport (SDF), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) SW of LOU.
• The buildings of the Bowman Field Historic District are related not only by proximity and historical function, but by their Art Deco/Art Moderne styling and use of masonry materials such as brick, stone and concrete.
• Bowman Field is surrounded by tree-lined suburban neighborhoods, but accidents are relatively rare.
• Kentucky Flying Service is no longer in operation.
• The first business ventures began with the aerial photography business in 1921, and the 465th Pursuit Squadron began operations at Bowman Field in 1922.
• Bowman Field (LOU) has 2 runways.
• Because of Bowman Field's relatively low elevation of 546 feet, planes can take off or land at Bowman Field 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 1988 three adjacent buildings at the airport were added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Bowman Field Historic District.
• The furthest airport from Bowman Field (LOU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,243 miles (18,093 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Bhadrapur Airport (BDP):

• Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,358 miles (18,279 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Bhadrapur Airport, also known as Chandragadhi Airport, is an airport serving Bhadrapur and Chandragadhi, both towns in the Jhapa district in the Mechi zone in Nepal.
• The closest airport to Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) is Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) ENE of BDP.
• Because of Bhadrapur Airport's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Bhadrapur 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 "Bhadrapur Airport", other names for BDP include "Chandragadhi Airport" and "Bhadrapur".