Nonstop flight route between Villa Garzón, Colombia and Silchar, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ), Villa Garzón, Colombia and Silchar Airport (IXS), Silchar, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,517 miles (or 16,925 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 Villa Garzón Airport and Silchar 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 Villa Garzón Airport and Silchar Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VGZ / SKVG |
Airport Name: | Villa Garzón Airport |
Location: | Villa Garzón, Colombia |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°58'44"N by 76°36'20"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1248 feet (380 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VGZ |
More Information: | VGZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXS / VEKU |
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Location: | Silchar, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°54'47"N by 92°58'42"E |
Area Served: | Silchar, Hailakandi, Karimganj |
Operator/Owner: | Indian Air Force |
Airport Type: | Public, military |
Elevation: | 352 feet (107 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IXS |
More Information: | IXS Maps & Info |
Facts about Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ):
- The closest airport to Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) is Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) SSE of VGZ.
- The furthest airport from Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) is Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB), which is nearly antipodal to Villa Garzón Airport (meaning Villa Garzón Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sultan Thaha Airport), and is located 12,388 miles (19,937 kilometers) away in Jambi, Indonesia.
- Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Silchar Airport (IXS):
- Silchar Airport (IXS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Silchar Airport", other names for IXS include "Kumbhirgram Air Force Base", "শিলচর বিমানবন্দর" and "কুম্ভীরগ্রাম বায়ুসেনা বেস".
- - 29 March 1959 – A Douglas C-47A-90-DL flight of Indian Airlines was operating on a flight from Calcutta to Imphal via Agartala and Silchar.
- After a long wait for many years the runway and apron extension work finally stabilized on August 2007 and then the last Boeing 737-200 flight took off for Kolkata on 2 September 2007 which was operated by Alliance Air and from the next day itself Air India started operating Airbus A320 on Kolkata route as the old Boeing 737-200 aircraft were not in safety zone in terms of flying purpose.
- The closest airport to Silchar Airport (IXS) is Imphal International Airport (IMF), which is located 59 miles (94 kilometers) E of IXS.
- Back in 1948 Jamair used to operate flights between Kolkata and Silchar providing air supply necessities.
- The furthest airport from Silchar Airport (IXS) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,410 miles (18,363 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- Because of Silchar Airport's relatively low elevation of 352 feet, planes can take off or land at Silchar 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.
- Arrival lounge of Silchar airport