Nonstop flight route between Platinum, Alaska, United States and Faisalabad, Pakistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Platinum Airport (PTU), Platinum, Alaska, United States and فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ (LYP), Faisalabad, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,450 miles (or 8,771 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 Platinum Airport and فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ, 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 Platinum Airport and فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Platinum Airport (PTU):

• The closest airport to Platinum Airport (PTU) is Goodnews Airport (GNU), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NE of PTU.
• The furthest airport from Platinum Airport (PTU) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,706 miles (17,230 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
• Platinum Airport (PTU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Platinum Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Platinum 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.

Facts about فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ (LYP):

• In 1972 a new parallel runway with dimensions 9000 feet by 100 feet was constructed west of the existing runway, since the existing runway had deteriorated quite significantly.
• The following table provides details of the major traffic flows out of Faisalabad in terms of passenger numbers, aircraft movements, cargo as well as mail.
• The furthest airport from فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ (LYP) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ (meaning فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,112 miles (19,493 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Because of فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ's relatively low elevation of 607 feet, planes can take off or land at فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ 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.
• Parking is available for one large or two medium-szed jet aircraft, while the runway is not long enough for Boeing 777, Airbus A340, and Airbus A380 operations.
• Faisalabad is a major export generator for Pakistan, many have criticised why the airport has not been developed into a large cargo hub to meet international growth and improve the city's economy.
• The airport traces into origins not too far into the past.
• The proposal includes up-gradation of Apron and Taxiway for operations by wide body aircraft.
• The closest airport to فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ (LYP) is Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) E of LYP.
• فیصل آباد انٹرنیشنل ایئر پورٹ (LYP) currently has only 1 runway.
• He disclosed that industrialists and businessmen were of the view that a company should be constituted with 51 per cent controlling shares of the Civil Aviation Authority and 49 per cent shares of the local industrial and business community for efficient and effective operation of international flights from Faisalabad Airport and a comprehensive provision for timely lifting of air cargo.