Nonstop flight route between Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States and Raipur, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States and Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR), Raipur, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,936 miles (or 12,771 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 JB MDL Lakehurst and Swami Vivekananda 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 JB MDL Lakehurst and Swami Vivekananda Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEL / KNEL |
| Airport Name: | JB MDL Lakehurst |
| Location: | Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°1'59"N by 74°21'12"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| View all routes: | Routes from NEL |
| More Information: | NEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RPR / VARP |
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| Location: | Raipur, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°10'51"N by 81°44'18"E |
| Area Served: | Raipur, Naya Raipur |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1041 feet (317 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RPR |
| More Information: | RPR Maps & Info |
Facts about JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL):
- Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, the former name of the Lakehurst part of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, is a United States Air Force-managed Joint Base located approximately 25 miles east-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey.
- Previously known as Naval Air Station Lakehurst, the installation is most famous as the site of the Hindenburg disaster on 6 May 1937.
- The closest airport to JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Ocean County Airport (MJX), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of NEL.
- The base housed many Navy non-rigid airships, otherwise knowns as "blimps," in several squadrons before, during, and after World War II.
- The furthest airport from JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,936 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The Lakehurst portion of JB MDL is the world's only provider of full spectrum support for aircraft launch, recovery and support equipment systems for U.S.
Facts about Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR):
- The Airports Authority of India has also cleared the way for starting air cargo operations from the airport by giving nod to develop the old terminal building into a cargo complex.
- Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Swami Vivekananda Airport", other names for RPR include "Mana Airport" and "स्वामी विवेकानन्द हवाई अड्डा, रायपुर".
- The furthest airport from Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,621 miles (18,703 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The proposed international terminal is being upgraded along with the runway expansion project to enable the airport to handle larger aircraft for starting international operations, connecting the city to South-East Asia and the Middle East.
- The closest airport to Swami Vivekananda Airport (RPR) is Bilaspur Airport (PAB), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) NNE of RPR.
- Shoppers Stop has opened a retail store in the new integrated terminal making it one of the five Airport Stores operated by Shoppers Stop Ltd.
