Nonstop flight route between Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and La Pedrera, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and La Pedrera Airport (LPD), La Pedrera, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,352 miles (or 16,660 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 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and La Pedrera 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 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and La Pedrera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU):

• The airport has a facility of prepaid taxis and air-conditioned buses that connect it to the city.
• Because of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose 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.
• Kolkata airport traditionally served as a strategic stopover on the air route from Europe to Indochina and Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport", another name for CCU is "নেতাজি সুভাষচন্দ্র বসু আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর".
• The airport began as an open ground next to the Royal Artillery Armoury in Dum Dum.
• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) has 2 runways.
• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is an international airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the Kolkata metropolitan area.
• Additionally, the current Kolkata Metro expansion plans include two new lines to the airport, one from Noapara connecting at Barasat, and the other from New Garia.
• Air India operates hangars at the airport, while Bharat Petroleum and Indian Oil act as fuellers.
• The furthest airport from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,276 miles (18,147 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The construction of the new terminal, as well as runway expansion marked the end of Phase I in the project.
• Between the 1940s and 1960s, the airport was served by several major airlines including Aeroflot,Air France,Alitalia,Cathay Pacific,Japan Airlines,Philippine Airlines,KLM, Pan Am,Lufthansa,Swissair and SAS.
• The closest airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) is Jessore Airport (JSR), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NE of CCU.

Facts about La Pedrera Airport (LPD):

• La Pedrera Airport (LPD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "La Pedrera Airport", another name for LPD is "Aeropuerto de La Pedrera".
• The closest airport to La Pedrera Airport (LPD) is Ipiranga Airport (IPG), which is located 111 miles (179 kilometers) S of LPD.
• The furthest airport from La Pedrera Airport (LPD) is Sematan Airport (BSE), which is nearly antipodal to La Pedrera Airport (meaning La Pedrera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sematan Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,924 kilometers) away in Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia.