Nonstop flight route between Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Delhi, India:
Departure Airport:
(18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W)
Arrival Airport:
(28°34'6"N by 77°6'43"E)
Distance from SXM to DEL:
8,262.33 miles (13,296.90 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM), Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands and Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), Delhi, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,262 miles (or 13,297 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 Princess Juliana International Airport and Indira Gandhi 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 Princess Juliana International Airport and Indira Gandhi International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXM / TNCM |
| Airport Name: | Princess Juliana International Airport |
| Location: | Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°2'26"N by 63°6'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Princess Juliana Int'l Airport Holding Company N.V. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SXM |
| More Information: | SXM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DEL / VIDP |
| Airport Name: | Indira Gandhi International Airport |
| Location: | Delhi, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°34'6"N by 77°6'43"E |
| Area Served: | Delhi/NCR |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 777 feet (237 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DEL |
| More Information: | DEL Maps & Info |
Facts about Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM):
- Phase I was a short-term program in order to upgrade existing facilities and improve the level of service at various points.
- The closest airport to Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SXM.
- Arriving aircraft approach the island on the last section of the final approach for Runway 10, following a 3° glide slope flying low over the famous Maho Beach.
- Because of Princess Juliana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Princess Juliana 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.
- Since official opening of the new control tower, PJIA air traffic controllers have two radar systems at their disposal with ranges of 50 nautical miles and 250 nautical miles.
- Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Princess Juliana International Airport (meaning Princess Juliana International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,252 miles (19,718 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL):
- Trials for simultaneous use of all the runways is expected to start on 6 June 2012.
- Because of Indira Gandhi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 777 feet, planes can take off or land at Indira Gandhi 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.
- Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is Agra Airport (AGR), which is located 110 miles (178 kilometers) SSE of DEL.
- Delhi International Airport Limited is a consortium of the GMR Group, Fraport and Malaysia Airports, India Development Fund and the Airports Authority of India retains a 26% stake.
- Palam Airport had a peak capacity of around 1,300 passengers per hour.
- Spread over an area of 6,300 acres of land, Delhi airport serves as the primary civilian aviation hub for the National Capital Region of India.
- The furthest airport from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Indira Gandhi International Airport (meaning Indira Gandhi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,026 miles (19,354 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Terminal 3 will form the first phase of the airport expansion in which a 'U' shaped building will be developed in a modular manner.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.73 miles (9.22 km) NE | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe |     |
| 2 | 11.87 miles (19.11 km) NNE | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 3 | 19.83 miles (31.92 km) ESE | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 4 | 28.27 miles (45.50 km) SSW | Juancho E. Yrausquin Airport (SAB) | Saba, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 5 | 38.58 miles (62.08 km) SSE | F.D. Roosevelt Airport (EUX) | Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands | |
| 6 | 56.59 miles (91.07 km) SSE | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 7 | 67.09 miles (107.97 km) SSE | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 8 | 88.87 miles (143.03 km) ESE | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 9 | 90.93 miles (146.34 km) WNW | Virgin Gorda Airport (VIJ) | Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands | |
| 10 | 98.14 miles (157.94 km) WNW | Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) | Beef Island (near Tortola), British Virgin Islands | |
| 11 | 105.36 miles (169.55 km) SE | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 106.85 miles (171.96 km) W | Christiansted Harbor Seaplane Base (SSB) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| 13 | 106.86 miles (171.98 km) SE | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 14 | 113.68 miles (182.95 km) WSW | Henry E. Rohlsen International Airport (STX) | Christiansted, Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands | |
| 15 | 121.96 miles (196.28 km) W | Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,252.07 miles (19,717.74 km) S | Karratha Airport (KTA) | Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,239.58 miles (19,697.64 km) SW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,218.93 miles (19,664.41 km) SSE | Barrow Island Airport (BWB) | Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,171.40 miles (19,587.93 km) SSW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,140.18 miles (19,537.67 km) S | Solomon Airport (SLJ) | Karijini National Park, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,105.58 miles (19,482.00 km) S | Tom Price Airport (TPR) | Tom Price, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,094.71 miles (19,464.50 km) SSE | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,086.03 miles (19,450.53 km) W | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,084.40 miles (19,447.91 km) SSW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,078.03 miles (19,437.65 km) S | Paraburdoo Airport (PBO) | Paraburdoo, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,074.69 miles (19,432.28 km) SSW | Coondewanna Airport (CJF) | Coondewanna, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,020.39 miles (19,344.89 km) SSW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,988.82 miles (19,294.08 km) W | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,920.97 miles (19,184.89 km) SSE | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,867.54 miles (19,098.90 km) W | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 110.42 miles (177.70 km) SSE | Agra Airport (AGR) | Agra, India | |
| 2 | 129.15 miles (207.85 km) NNE | Jolly Grant Airport. (DED) | Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India | |
| 3 | 144.40 miles (232.39 km) SSW | Jaipur Airport (JAI) | Jaipur / Sanganer, India | |
| 4 | 146.72 miles (236.11 km) N | Chandigarh Airport (IXC) | Chandigarh, India | |
| 5 | 171.44 miles (275.91 km) SSE | Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport (GWL) | Gwalior, India | |
| 6 | 172.60 miles (277.78 km) NNW | Sahnewal Airport (LUH) | Ludhiana, India | |
| 7 | 173.66 miles (279.47 km) N | Shimla Airport (SLV) | Simla, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 8 | 185.88 miles (299.14 km) E | Mahendranagar Airport (XMG) | Mahendranagar, Mahakali, Nepal | |
| 9 | 228.58 miles (367.86 km) N | Bhuntar Airport (KUU) | Kullu / Bhuntar, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 10 | 240.00 miles (386.25 km) W | Bikaner Air Force Base (BKB) | Bikaner, India | |
| 11 | 248.10 miles (399.28 km) SSW | Kota Airport (KTU) | Kota, India | |
| 12 | 251.59 miles (404.89 km) SE | Kanpur Airport कानपुर हवाई अड्डा کان پور ہوائی اڈا (KNU) | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| 13 | 252.47 miles (406.31 km) ENE | Sanphebagar Airport (FEB) | Sanfebagar, Nepal | |
| 14 | 253.58 miles (408.10 km) NNW | Gaggal Airport (DHM) | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India | |
| 15 | 254.96 miles (410.32 km) ENE | Bajhang Airport (BJH) | Bajhang, Nepal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,026.15 miles (19,354.16 km) ESE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 10,620.57 miles (17,092.10 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 10,579.33 miles (17,025.73 km) WSW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,570.84 miles (17,012.08 km) WSW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,567.55 miles (17,006.78 km) SW | Pupelde Airfield (ZUD) | Ancud, Los Lagos Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,566.11 miles (17,004.46 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 7 | 10,563.31 miles (16,999.96 km) WSW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 8 | 10,561.49 miles (16,997.04 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 9 | 10,559.68 miles (16,994.11 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| 10 | 10,554.61 miles (16,985.95 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 11 | 10,553.09 miles (16,983.52 km) SW | Mocopulli Airport (MHC) | Castro, Los Lagos, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,552.25 miles (16,982.16 km) SW | Gamboa Airport (WCA) | Castro, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,549.14 miles (16,977.16 km) SW | Frutillar Airport (FRT) | Frutillar, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,543.95 miles (16,968.80 km) SW | El Tepual International Airport (PMC) | Puerto Montt, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,530.12 miles (16,946.55 km) W | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |