Nonstop flight route between Chennai (Madras), India and Astrakhan, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chennai International Airport (MAA), Chennai (Madras), India and Narimanovo Airport (ASF), Astrakhan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,964 miles (or 4,771 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 Chennai International Airport and Narimanovo 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 Chennai International Airport and Narimanovo Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chennai International Airport (MAA):

• Chennai International Airport (MAA) has 2 runways.
• With the second airport near Sriperumbudur under consideration, the project for a parallel runway has been put on hold and the total land required for the airport expansion reduced from 1069.99 acres to 800 acres.
• As a first step towards integrating the entire airspace in the country, the automation system at the ATC in Chennai Airport was commissioned on 1 October 2011.
• The first part to be built was the international terminal which had two aerobridges, followed by the domestic terminal with three aerobridges.
• The history of civil aviation in India began in December 1912, with the opening of the first domestic air route between Karachi and Delhi by the Indian state Air services in collaboration with the Imperial Airways, United Kingdom.
• The closest airport to Chennai International Airport (MAA) is Tirupati Airport (TIR), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) NW of MAA.
• The Air Cargo Complex at the Chennai airport was established in 1978, when all regulatory and facilitating agencies were brought under one roof for faster processing/clearance of international cargo, to cater for air cargo movement in the southern region.
• Because of Chennai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Chennai International 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 Chennai International Airport (MAA) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,351 miles (18,268 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
• In addition to being known as "Chennai International Airport", another name for MAA is "Madras Airport Meenambakkam Airport சென்னை பன்னாட்டு வானுர்தி நிலையம்".

Facts about Narimanovo Airport (ASF):

• The closest airport to Narimanovo Airport (ASF) is Elista International Airport (ESL), which is located 175 miles (282 kilometers) W of ASF.
• Narimanovo Airport (ASF) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Narimanovo Airport", another name for ASF is "Аэропорт Нариманово".
• The furthest airport from Narimanovo Airport (ASF) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 10,826 miles (17,422 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Because of Narimanovo Airport's relatively low elevation of -65 feet, planes can take off or land at Narimanovo 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.