Nonstop flight route between Ludhiana, India and Comayagua, Honduras:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sahnewal Airport (LUH), Ludhiana, India and Soto Cano Air Base (XPL), Comayagua, Honduras would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,126 miles (or 14,687 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 Soto Cano Air Base, 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 Soto Cano Air Base. 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):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Soto Cano Air Base (XPL):

• Plans call for the construction to take place over the coming years with all base facilities to either be new construction, or receive major upgrades.
• In addition to the Honduran Air Force Academy, the US military's Joint Task Force Bravo is headquartered at Soto Cano.
• The furthest airport from Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Soto Cano Air Base (meaning Soto Cano Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The American contingent at Soto Cano Air Base is designated Joint Task Force-Bravo and consists of both U.S.
• In 1990 Honduran President Rafael Leonardo Callejas decreed that commercial cargo flights were authorized to operate from Soto Cano.
• The closest airport to Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) is Marcala Airport (MRJ), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WSW of XPL.
• Soto Cano Air Base (XPL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Constitution of Honduras does not permit a permanent foreign presence in Honduras.