Nonstop flight route between Ludhiana, India and Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(30°51'16"N by 75°57'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W)
Distance from LUH to AIN:
4,910.15 miles (7,902.11 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sahnewal Airport (LUH), Ludhiana, India and Wainwright Airport (AIN), Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,910 miles (or 7,902 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 Sahnewal Airport and Wainwright 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 Sahnewal Airport and Wainwright Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUH / VILD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ludhiana, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°51'16"N by 75°57'9"E |
| Area Served: | Ludhiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 834 feet (254 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUH |
| More Information: | LUH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIN / PAWI |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fort Wainwright, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 70°38'17"N by 159°59'40"W |
| Area Served: | Wainwright, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | North Slope Borough |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIN |
| More Information: | AIN Maps & Info |
Facts about Sahnewal Airport (LUH):
- In addition to being known as "Sahnewal Airport", other names for LUH include "Ludhiana Airport", "साहनेवाल हवाई अड्डे" and "लुधियाना हवाई अड्डे".
- Because of Sahnewal Airport's relatively low elevation of 834 feet, planes can take off or land at Sahnewal 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.
- The closest airport to Sahnewal Airport (LUH) is Chandigarh Airport (IXC), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ESE of LUH.
- The furthest airport from Sahnewal Airport (LUH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Sahnewal Airport (meaning Sahnewal Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,024 miles (19,351 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Sahnewal Airport (LUH) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Wainwright Airport (AIN):
- Wainwright Airport (AIN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK), which is located 60 miles (97 kilometers) E of AIN.
- The LRR site was inactivated in 2007 due to soil erosion and budget concerns.
- Because of Wainwright Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Wainwright 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.
- The furthest airport from Wainwright Airport (AIN) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,348 miles (16,654 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- In addition to being known as "Wainwright Airport", another name for AIN is "AWI".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 51.20 miles (82.39 km) ESE | Chandigarh Airport (IXC) | Chandigarh, India |     |
| 2 | 67.92 miles (109.31 km) ENE | Shimla Airport (SLV) | Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 3 | 90.07 miles (144.95 km) NW | Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International AirportAmritsar International Airport (ATQ) | Amritsar, India | |
| 4 | 92.36 miles (148.65 km) NNE | Gaggal Airport (DHM) | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 5 | 97.10 miles (156.26 km) N | Pathankot Airport (IXP) | Pathankot, India | |
| 6 | 100.07 miles (161.04 km) NE | Bhuntar Airport (KUU) | Kullu / Bhuntar, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 7 | 102.50 miles (164.96 km) WNW | Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE) | Lahore, Pakistan | |
| 8 | 140.33 miles (225.83 km) ESE | Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | |
| 9 | 142.67 miles (229.60 km) NNW | Jammu Airport जम्मू हवाई अड्डा جممو ائیرپورٹ (IXJ) | Jammu, India | |
| 10 | 149.02 miles (239.83 km) NW | Sialkot International Airport (SKT) | Sialkot, Pakistan | |
| 11 | 172.60 miles (277.78 km) SSE | Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) | Delhi, India | |
| 12 | 178.48 miles (287.24 km) WNW | فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ (LYP) | Faisalabad, Pakistan | |
| 13 | 227.07 miles (365.44 km) NNW | Srinagar International Airport (SXR) | Srinagar, India | |
| 14 | 244.98 miles (394.26 km) NNE | Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport (IXL) | Leh, India | |
| 15 | 253.39 miles (407.78 km) NW | Benazir Bhutto International Airport (ISB) | Islamabad / Rawalpindi, Pakistan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,024.05 miles (19,350.78 km) SE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,620.19 miles (17,091.50 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,601.61 miles (17,061.60 km) WSW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,598.09 miles (17,055.92 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,589.91 miles (17,042.76 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,589.75 miles (17,042.51 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,584.60 miles (17,034.21 km) WSW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,583.40 miles (17,032.28 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 9 | 10,577.35 miles (17,022.56 km) WSW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,574.13 miles (17,017.37 km) WSW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,572.21 miles (17,014.28 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,563.88 miles (17,000.87 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,544.49 miles (16,969.67 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 14 | 10,540.43 miles (16,963.14 km) WSW | Pucón Airport (ZPC) | Pucón, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,529.04 miles (16,944.81 km) SW | Chaitén Airfield (WCH) | Chaitén, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 60.04 miles (96.62 km) E | Atqasuk Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial Airport (ATK) | Atqasuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 85.40 miles (137.44 km) ENE | Wiley Post–Will Rogers Memorial Airport (BRW) | Barrow, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 94.37 miles (151.87 km) SW | Point Lay LRRS Airport (PIZ) | Point Lay, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 154.70 miles (248.96 km) E | Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 190.17 miles (306.05 km) SW | Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport (LUR) | Cape Lisburne, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 205.10 miles (330.07 km) ESE | Umiat Airport (UMT) | Umiat, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 209.61 miles (337.33 km) E | Alpine Airstrip (DQH) | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 209.99 miles (337.95 km) E | Nuiqsut Airport (NUI) | Nuiqsut, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 224.91 miles (361.95 km) SSW | Noatak Airport (WTK) | Noatak, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 228.11 miles (367.11 km) SW | Point Hope Airport (PHO) | Point Hope, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 229.61 miles (369.52 km) SSW | Kivalina Airport (KVL) | Kivalina, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 240.62 miles (387.24 km) E | Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport (UUK) | Kuparuk, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 249.70 miles (401.85 km) SSE | Ambler Airport (ABL) | Ambler, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 253.27 miles (407.60 km) S | Bob Baker Memorial Airport (IAN) | Kiana, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 264.63 miles (425.88 km) SE | Anaktuvuk Pass Airport (AKP) | Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,348.16 miles (16,653.71 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 9,904.25 miles (15,939.30 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 3 | 9,902.69 miles (15,936.80 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 4 | 9,895.59 miles (15,925.38 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 9,861.54 miles (15,870.57 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 9,821.97 miles (15,806.89 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,783.92 miles (15,745.66 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 9,777.06 miles (15,734.62 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 9 | 9,741.25 miles (15,676.98 km) ESE | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 10 | 9,715.62 miles (15,635.73 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,690.06 miles (15,594.60 km) ESE | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 12 | 9,659.90 miles (15,546.06 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,604.85 miles (15,457.47 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 14 | 9,601.66 miles (15,452.34 km) SSW | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,601.37 miles (15,451.86 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |