Nonstop flight route between Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and Pasighat (Passighat), India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Newcastle Airport (NTL), Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and Pasighat Airport (IXT), Pasighat (Passighat), India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,604 miles (or 9,018 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 Newcastle Airport and Pasighat 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 Newcastle Airport and Pasighat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Newcastle Airport (NTL):

• Because of Newcastle Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Newcastle 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 Newcastle Airport (NTL) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Newcastle Airport (meaning Newcastle Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,102 miles (19,476 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
• Newcastle airport briefly offered International flights to New Zealand, these services operated by Freedom Air commenced in 2001 using Boeing 737s.
• Newcastle Airport (NTL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Newcastle Airport (NTL) is Maitland Airport (MTL), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WNW of NTL.
• Newcastle Airport handled 1,211,302 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Newcastle Airport", other names for NTL include "RAAF Base Williamtown" and "Williamtown Airport".
• Flight JQ371, the inaugural flight of Jetstar Airways departed Newcastle for Melbourne on 24 May 2004.
• Commercial operations began at Williamtown in 1947 when the Australian Government opened the existing Royal Australian Air Force airport to civil aviation.
• The terminal building is serviced by a taxi rank and shuttle bus services.

Facts about Pasighat Airport (IXT):

• Pasighat Airport (IXT) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Pasighat Airport's relatively low elevation of 514 feet, planes can take off or land at Pasighat 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.
• In addition to being known as "Pasighat Airport", other names for IXT include "Passighat Airport" and "पासीघाट हवाई अड्डे".
• The furthest airport from Pasighat Airport (IXT) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,617 miles (18,696 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
• The closest airport to Pasighat Airport (IXT) is Along Airport (IXV), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) W of IXT.