Nonstop flight route between Glendale, Arizona, United States and Gandhidham / Kandla, India:
Departure Airport:
(33°32'5"N by 112°22'59"W)
Arrival Airport:
(23°6'46"N by 70°6'1"E)
Distance from LUF to IXY:
8,519.40 miles (13,710.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), Glendale, Arizona, United States and Kandla Airport (IXY), Gandhidham / Kandla, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,519 miles (or 13,711 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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field and Kandla 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 Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field and Kandla Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUF / KLUF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Glendale, Arizona, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°32'5"N by 112°22'59"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUF |
| More Information: | LUF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXY / VAKE |
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| Location: | Gandhidham / Kandla, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°6'46"N by 70°6'1"E |
| Area Served: | Kandla-Gandhidham |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 96 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXY |
| More Information: | IXY Maps & Info |
Facts about Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF):
- The furthest airport from Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,450 miles (18,426 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field", another name for LUF is "Luke AFB".
- Luke Air Force Base is an active-duty F-16 Fighting Falcon training base with 170 F-16s assigned.
- The closest airport to Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF) is Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LUF.
- Luke AFB is a major training base of the Air Education and Training Command, training pilots in the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
- The base was under the control of the 37th Flying Training Wing, Western Flying Training Command, AAF Flying Training Command.
Facts about Kandla Airport (IXY):
- The furthest airport from Kandla Airport (IXY) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Kandla Airport (meaning Kandla Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,155 miles (19,562 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Kandla Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Kandla 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 "Kandla Airport", other names for IXY include "Gandhidham Airport", "કંડલા એરપોર્ટ" and "ગાંધીધામ એરપોર્ટ".
- The closest airport to Kandla Airport (IXY) is Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WNW of IXY.
- No Scheduled commercial operations.
- Kandla Airport (IXY) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.41 miles (11.92 km) S | Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) | Goodyear, Arizona, United States |     |
| 2 | 19.17 miles (30.85 km) WSW | Buckeye Municipal Airport (BXK) | Buckeye, Arizona, United States | |
| 3 | 20.28 miles (32.64 km) ENE | Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT) | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| 4 | 22.51 miles (36.22 km) ESE | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| 5 | 27.87 miles (44.85 km) ENE | Scottsdale Airport (SCF) | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States | |
| 6 | 38.07 miles (61.27 km) E | Falcon Field (MSC) | Mesa, Arizona, United States | |
| 7 | 44.79 miles (72.09 km) ESE | Phoenix–Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | |
| 8 | 53.60 miles (86.27 km) SE | Casa Grande Municipal Airport (CGZ) | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | |
| 9 | 77.37 miles (124.52 km) N | Prescott Municipal Airport (PRC) | Prescott, Arizona, United States | |
| 10 | 77.92 miles (125.41 km) NE | Payson Airport (PJB) | Payson, Arizona, United States | |
| 11 | 86.04 miles (138.46 km) NNW | Bagdad Airport (BGT) | Bagdad, Arizona, United States | |
| 12 | 93.67 miles (150.74 km) SE | Pinal Airpark (MZJ) | Marana, Arizona, United States | |
| 13 | 96.97 miles (156.06 km) NNE | Sedona Airport (SDX) | Sedona, Arizona, United States | |
| 14 | 102.98 miles (165.72 km) SE | Marana Regional Airport (AVW) | Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
| 15 | 118.15 miles (190.15 km) NNE | Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG) | Flagstaff, Arizona, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,449.55 miles (18,426.21 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,345.52 miles (18,258.80 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,311.28 miles (18,203.69 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,291.51 miles (18,171.87 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,063.74 miles (17,805.31 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,984.21 miles (17,677.34 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,932.31 miles (17,593.80 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,931.06 miles (17,591.79 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,885.90 miles (17,519.11 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,852.34 miles (17,465.10 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,831.05 miles (17,430.85 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,787.19 miles (17,360.25 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,767.10 miles (17,327.93 km) ESE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,760.84 miles (17,317.85 km) SE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,760.72 miles (17,317.66 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.86 miles (48.06 km) WNW | Civil Enclave Bhuj (BHJ) | Bhuj, Kutch, Gujarat, India | |
| 2 | 45.07 miles (72.53 km) S | Jamnagar Airport (JGA) | Jamnagar, Gujurat, India | |
| 3 | 70.40 miles (113.30 km) SE | Rajkot Airport (RAJ) | Rajkot, India | |
| 4 | 124.56 miles (200.45 km) S | Keshod Airport (IXK) | Keshod, India | |
| 5 | 161.10 miles (259.26 km) E | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) | Ahmedabad, India | |
| 6 | 162.99 miles (262.31 km) SE | Bhavnagar Airport (BHU) | Bhavnagar, India | |
| 7 | 173.95 miles (279.95 km) SSE | Diu Airport (DIU) | Diu, India | |
| 8 | 187.49 miles (301.74 km) NW | Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD) | Hyderabad, Pakistan | |
| 9 | 189.89 miles (305.59 km) NNW | Sindhri Airport (MPD) | Sindhri Tharparkar, Pakistan | |
| 10 | 206.02 miles (331.55 km) ESE | Civil Airport Harni (BDQ) | Vadodara, India | |
| 11 | 218.32 miles (351.34 km) SE | Surat Airport (STV) | Surat, Gujarat, India | |
| 12 | 223.11 miles (359.05 km) NW | Jinnah International Airport (KHI) | Karachi, Pakistan | |
| 13 | 255.37 miles (410.98 km) SE | Daman Airport (NMB) | Daman, India | |
| 14 | 261.40 miles (420.68 km) ENE | Udaipur Airport (UDR) | Udaipur, India | |
| 15 | 264.56 miles (425.77 km) N | Jaisalmer Airport (JSA) | Jaisalmer, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,155.25 miles (19,561.92 km) S | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,850.83 miles (17,462.67 km) E | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,655.63 miles (17,148.54 km) E | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,595.50 miles (17,051.76 km) E | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,561.31 miles (16,996.73 km) E | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,402.83 miles (16,741.69 km) E | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 10,390.41 miles (16,721.70 km) SW | Seymour Airport (GPS) | Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 8 | 10,386.35 miles (16,715.17 km) SW | San Cristóbal Airport (SCY) | San Cristóbal Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador | |
| 9 | 10,360.78 miles (16,674.02 km) E | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 10,305.06 miles (16,584.35 km) ESE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,265.66 miles (16,520.93 km) E | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,202.62 miles (16,419.48 km) E | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,152.05 miles (16,338.11 km) WSW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 14 | 10,149.46 miles (16,333.93 km) WSW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 15 | 10,147.68 miles (16,331.07 km) WSW | Capitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport (TRU) | Trujillo, Peru | |