Nonstop flight route between Surat, Gujarat, India and Abbeville, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Surat Airport (STV), Surat, Gujarat, India and Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB), Abbeville, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,272 miles (or 6,875 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 Surat Airport and Aerodrome Abbeville, 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 Surat Airport and Aerodrome Abbeville. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Surat Airport (STV):

• The furthest airport from Surat Airport (STV) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,997 miles (19,308 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Surat Airport is a domestic airport, located in Magdala, 11 kilometres south-west of Surat in the Western Indian state of Gujarat.
• The Airport Authority of India announced that the Airport required 864 hectares of land, and the Gujarat government has allocated such land for the development.
• Until 2007, Surat was the only city in the world with a population of over 4.6 million people without a functioning airport.
• In addition to being known as "Surat Airport", another name for STV is "સુરત એરપોર્ટ".
• Because of Surat Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Surat 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 closest airport to Surat Airport (STV) is Daman Airport (NMB), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) S of STV.
• Surat Airport is built by the State government of Gujarat.

Facts about Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB):

• The furthest airport from Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,992 miles (19,299 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) is Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNW of XAB.
• Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) has 3 runways.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 220 feet above mean sea level.
• Abbeville was liberated by Polish troops around 3 September 1944.
• No scheduled commercial air service at this time.
• In addition to being known as "Aerodrome Abbeville", other names for XAB include "Aérodrome d'Abbeville - Buigny-Saint-Maclou" and "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-92".
• Because of Aerodrome Abbeville's relatively low elevation of 220 feet, planes can take off or land at Aerodrome Abbeville 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.