Nonstop flight route between Ludhiana, India and Cold Bay, Alaska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sahnewal Airport (LUH), Ludhiana, India and Cold Bay Airport (CDB), Cold Bay, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,556 miles (or 8,942 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 Cold Bay 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 Cold Bay Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sahnewal Airport (LUH):

• 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.
• Sahnewal Airport (LUH) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Sahnewal Airport", other names for LUH include "Ludhiana Airport", "साहनेवाल हवाई अड्डे" and "लुधियाना हवाई अड्डे".
• The closest airport to Sahnewal Airport (LUH) is Chandigarh Airport (IXC), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ESE of LUH.

Facts about Cold Bay Airport (CDB):

• The furthest airport from Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,968 miles (17,652 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• On September 8, 1973 World Airways Flight 802 a Military Airlift Command cargo flight crashed into Mount Dutton when on approach to Cold Bay.
• Cold Bay Airport is a state owned, public use airport located in Cold Bay, a city in the Aleutians East Borough of the U.S.
• In the spring and summer of 1945, Cold Bay was the site of the largest and most ambitious transfer program of World War II, Project Hula, in which the United States transferred 149 ships and craft to the Soviet Union and trained 12,000 Soviet personnel in their operation in anticipation of the Soviet Union entering the war against Japan.
• Cold Bay's main runway is the fifth-largest in Alaska and was built during World War II.
• A myth describes Cold Bay Airport as an alternate landing site for Space Shuttles, but the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has stated that it was never so designated, and it was not within the entry crossrange capability of Space Shuttles.
• Because of Cold Bay Airport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Cold Bay 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.
• It was redesignated from Army Air Base to an Air Force Base on 28 March 1948 along with seven other Army Air Bases in Alaska.
• The closest airport to Cold Bay Airport (CDB) is King Cove Airport (KVC), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) ESE of CDB.
• Cold Bay Airport (CDB) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Cold Bay Airport", other names for CDB include "Cold Bay Air Force Station" and "Fort Randall Army Airfield".