Nonstop flight route between Gillam, Manitoba, Canada and Kathmandu, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gillam Airport (YGX), Gillam, Manitoba, Canada and Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), Kathmandu, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,629 miles (or 10,669 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 Gillam Airport and Tribhuvan 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 Gillam Airport and Tribhuvan 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: | YGX / CYGX |
Airport Name: | Gillam Airport |
Location: | Gillam, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°21'28"N by 94°42'38"W |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Gillam |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 476 feet (145 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YGX |
More Information: | YGX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTM / VNKT |
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Location: | Kathmandu, Nepal |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°41'47"N by 85°21'32"E |
Area Served: | Kathmandu, Nepal |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4390 feet (1,338 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KTM |
More Information: | KTM Maps & Info |
Facts about Gillam Airport (YGX):
- Because of Gillam Airport's relatively low elevation of 476 feet, planes can take off or land at Gillam 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 Gillam Airport (YGX) is Ilford Airport (ILF), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WSW of YGX.
- The furthest airport from Gillam Airport (YGX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,344 miles (16,648 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Gillam Airport (YGX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM):
- The closest airport to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) is Ramechhap Airport (RHP), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) ESE of KTM.
- The airport began as Gauchaur Airport, named after the area of Kathmandu where it was situated.
- Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) currently has only 1 runway.
- In 1955 the airport was inaugurated by King Mahendra and renamed Tribhuvan Airport in memory of the king's father.
- The Airport has two Public Terminals.
- Because of Tribhuvan International Airport's high elevation of 4,390 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KTM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KTM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Tribhuvan International Airport", another name for KTM is "त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल".
- The airport is now again connected to Europe with service by Turkish Airlines to Istanbul, after a long gap without service to Europe when Royal Nepal ended their flights to Frankfurt and London in 2001.
- The furthest airport from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,530 miles (18,556 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Tribhuvan International Airport handled 3,405,015 passengers last year.