Nonstop flight route between Tarawa, Kiribati and Agartala, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bonriki International Airport (TRW), Tarawa, Kiribati and Agartala Airport (IXA), Agartala, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,668 miles (or 9,122 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 Bonriki International Airport and Agartala 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 Bonriki International Airport and Agartala Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TRW / NGTA |
Airport Name: | Bonriki International Airport |
Location: | Tarawa, Kiribati |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°22'54"N by 173°8'48"E |
Area Served: | Tarawa, Kiribati |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TRW |
More Information: | TRW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXA / VEAT |
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Location: | Agartala, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°53'24"N by 91°14'31"E |
Area Served: | Agartala, Tripura, India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 47 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IXA |
More Information: | IXA Maps & Info |
Facts about Bonriki International Airport (TRW):
- Bonriki International Airport (TRW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport was built in December 1943 by United States Navy Seabees and was named "Mullinix Field", in honor of Rear Admiral Henry M.
- In April 1944, the land-based units moved forward to Kwajalein Airfield in the Marshall Islands, and shortly thereafter, Mullinix was reduced to an emergency airfield.
- The closest airport to Bonriki International Airport (TRW) is Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNW of TRW.
- The furthest airport from Bonriki International Airport (TRW) is Cape Palmas Airport (CPA), which is nearly antipodal to Bonriki International Airport (meaning Bonriki International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cape Palmas Airport), and is located 12,035 miles (19,368 kilometers) away in Cape Palmas, Liberia.
- Almost immediately after the completion of the runway, it became the nexus of United States Army Air Forces operations from Tarawa, as the runway at nearby Hawkins Field on Betio was too short for safe bomber operations.
- Because of Bonriki International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Bonriki 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.
Facts about Agartala Airport (IXA):
- The furthest airport from Agartala Airport (IXA) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,359 miles (18,281 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- Because of Agartala Airport's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Agartala 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 addition to being known as "Agartala Airport", another name for IXA is "আগরতলা বিমানবন্দর".
- Agartala Airport is a domestic airport located 12 km northwest of the city of Agartala, the capital of the state of Tripura in India.
- The 4th CCG operated from the airport during December 1944 and January 1945, after which it moved to Chittagong.
- The airport was designed and built in 1942 by the Maharaja of Tripura Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur.
- The closest airport to Agartala Airport (IXA) is Khowai Airport (IXN), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of IXA.
- Agartala Airport (IXA) currently has only 1 runway.