Nonstop flight route between Ludhiana, India and Kufra, Libya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sahnewal Airport (LUH), Ludhiana, India and Kufra Airport (AKF), Kufra, Libya would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,229 miles (or 5,197 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 Kufra 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 Kufra 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 |
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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: | AKF / HLKF |
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Location: | Kufra, Libya |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°10'42"N by 23°18'50"E |
Area Served: | Kufra, Libya |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1368 feet (417 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKF |
More Information: | AKF Maps & Info |
Facts about Sahnewal Airport (LUH):
- Sahnewal Airport (LUH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sahnewal Airport (LUH) is Chandigarh Airport (IXC), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ESE of 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 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.
Facts about Kufra Airport (AKF):
- On 26 August 2008, a hijacked Sudanese Boeing 737 landed at Kufra Airport after having departed at Nyala Airport, Darfur, with destination Khartoum.
- Kufra Airport (AKF) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Kufra Airport (AKF) is Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ), which is located 360 miles (580 kilometers) ESE of AKF.
- In addition to being known as "Kufra Airport", another name for AKF is "مطار الكفرة".
- The furthest airport from Kufra Airport (AKF) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is nearly antipodal to Kufra Airport (meaning Kufra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mangaia Island Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,732 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.