Nonstop flight route between Madrid, Spain and Shillong, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD), Madrid, Spain and Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL), Shillong, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,359 miles (or 8,625 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 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] and Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट, 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 Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] and Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAD / LEMD |
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| Location: | Madrid, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°28'19"N by 3°33'38"W |
| Area Served: | Madrid, Spain |
| Operator/Owner: | Aena |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2000 feet (610 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAD |
| More Information: | MAD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SHL / VEBI |
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| Location: | Shillong, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°42'12"N by 91°58'42"E |
| Area Served: | Shillong, Meghalaya, India |
| Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force/Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 2910 feet (887 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SHL |
| More Information: | SHL Maps & Info |
Facts about Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD):
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] handled 39,729,027 passengers last year.
- In November 1998, the new runway 18R-36L started operations, 4,400 m long, one of the largest in Europe under expansion plans called Major Barajas.
- The furthest airport from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) is Palmerston North Airport (PMR), which is nearly antipodal to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (meaning Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Palmerston North Airport), and is located 12,392 miles (19,943 kilometers) away in Palmerston North, New Zealand.
- Barajas was voted "Best Airport" in the 2008 Condé Nast Traveller Reader Awards.
- The closest airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) is Madrid–Torrejón Airport (TOJ), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ENE of MAD.
- In addition to being known as "Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1]", another name for MAD is "Aeropuerto Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas".
- The Madrid–Barcelona air shuttle service, known as the "Puente Aéreo", literally called "Air Bridge", is the second busiest air route in Europe after İstanbul Atatürk and İzmir, with the highest number of flight operations in 2012.
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport[1] (MAD) has 4 runways.
Facts about Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL):
- The closest airport to Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL) is Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NW of SHL.
- The furthest airport from Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,370 miles (18,297 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट", other names for SHL include "Umroi Airport" and "Barapani Air Force Base".
- Shillong Airport शिल्लोंग एअरपोर्ट (SHL) currently has only 1 runway.
