Nonstop flight route between Salem, India and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Salem Airport (SXV), Salem, India and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,518 miles (or 15,317 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 Salem Airport and George Bush Intercontinental 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 Salem Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Salem Airport (SXV):

• Salem Airport ) is located in Kamalapuram, 15 Kilometres North-west of Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
• The closest airport to Salem Airport (SXV) is Tiruchirappalli International Airport (TRZ), which is located 83 miles (133 kilometers) SSE of SXV.
• Salem Airport (SXV) currently has only 1 runway.
• Salem Airport has one runway, oriented 040/220 degrees, 6000 feet long.
• In addition to being known as "Salem Airport", other names for SXV include "சேலம் விமான நிலையம்" and "Salem Airport".
• The furthest airport from Salem Airport (SXV) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,317 miles (18,213 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.

Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):

• Houston Intercontinental Airport, as it was originally known, opened in June 1969.
• In December 2009 the Houston City Council approved a plan to allow Midway Cos.
• Houston Intercontinental had been scheduled to open in 1967, but design changes regarding the terminals created cost overruns and construction delays.
• Because of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at George Bush Intercontinental 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.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
• The IAB, equipped with a Federal Inspection Facility and US Customs services, consolidated all international arrivals into one terminal.
• The airport has a total of five terminals encompassing 250 acres., with a 1.5-mile distance from Terminal A to Terminal D.
• In the late 1980s, Houston City Council considered a plan to rename the airport after Mickey Leland—an African-American congressman who died in an aviation accident in Ethiopia.
• The closest airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of IAH.
• In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.