Nonstop flight route between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and Karachi, Pakistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and Jinnah International Airport (KHI), Karachi, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,348 miles (or 11,826 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 Philadelphia International Airport and Jinnah International 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 Philadelphia International Airport and Jinnah International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Philadelphia International Airport (PHL):

• International Arrivals are processed at the Terminal A West arrival building.
• US Airways became the dominant carrier at PHL during the 1980s and 1990s and shifted most of its hub operations from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia in 2003.
• Because of Philadelphia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Philadelphia 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.
• In 1947 and 1950 the airport had runways 4, 9, 12 and 17, all of 5400 ft or less.
• Philadelphia Municipal became Philadelphia International in 1945, when American Overseas Airlines began direct flights to Europe.
• Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) has 4 runways.
• By 2005, there were two studies which dealt with expanding runway capacity at PHL airport.
• The closest airport to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is Philadelphia Seaplane BaseChandler Field (PSQ), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of PHL.
• The furthest airport from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,734 miles (18,884 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• With 460,779 aircraft movements in 2010, Philadelphia International Airport ranks 12th busiest in the world in terms of aircraft movements.

Facts about Jinnah International Airport (KHI):

• In addition to being known as "Jinnah International Airport", another name for KHI is "جناح بین الاقوامی ہوائ اڈہ".
• Jinnah International Airport handled 16,065,465 passengers last year.
• The airport facilities were further expanded in the 1980s to Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 respectively.
• Taxi service is available to the airport from all points of Karachi, while bus and minibus routes are also available to the airport.
• During the 1940s there was a large black coloured hangar at the site of Karachi Airport, constructed for the British R101 Airship.
• Jinnah International Airport in Karachi has always been the largest aviation facility in Pakistan.
• The closest airport to Jinnah International Airport (KHI) is Hyderabad Airportحیدرآباد ہوائی اڈا (HDD), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) ENE of KHI.
• Jinnah International Airport (KHI) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Jinnah International Airport (KHI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Jinnah International Airport (meaning Jinnah International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,173 miles (19,591 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Because of Jinnah International Airport's relatively low elevation of 100 feet, planes can take off or land at Jinnah 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.