Nonstop flight route between Delhi, India and Napakiak, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), Delhi, India and Napakiak Airport (WNA), Napakiak, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,437 miles (or 8,750 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 Indira Gandhi International Airport and Napakiak 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 Indira Gandhi International Airport and Napakiak Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DEL / VIDP |
Airport Name: | Indira Gandhi International Airport |
Location: | Delhi, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°34'6"N by 77°6'43"E |
Area Served: | Delhi/NCR |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 777 feet (237 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from DEL |
More Information: | DEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WNA / PANA |
Airport Name: | Napakiak Airport |
Location: | Napakiak, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°41'25"N by 161°58'42"W |
Area Served: | Napakiak, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WNA |
More Information: | WNA Maps & Info |
Facts about Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL):
- Safdarjung Airport was built in 1930 and was the main airport for Delhi until 1962.
- Trials for simultaneous use of all the runways is expected to start on 6 June 2012.
- Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) has 3 runways.
- In 2011–12, the airport handled 35.88 million passengers and the planned expansion program will increase its capacity to handle 100 million passengers by 2030.
- Upon the annual Muslim pilgrimage of Hajj specified flights move to this separate terminal to prevent disruption of other passengers who are travelling to other areas of the globe.
- Owing to the booming Indian aviation industry and the entry of numerous low-cost private carriers, the airport saw a huge jump in passenger traffic and has failed to cope with the demand.
- Opened in 2010, Terminal 3, a state-of-the-art and integrated future terminal, is the 24th largest building in the world and 8th largest passenger terminal.
- Because of Indira Gandhi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 777 feet, planes can take off or land at Indira Gandhi 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.
- The closest airport to Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is Agra Airport (AGR), which is located 110 miles (178 kilometers) SSE of DEL.
- The furthest airport from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Indira Gandhi International Airport (meaning Indira Gandhi International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,026 miles (19,354 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The initially proposed method of simultaneous takeoffs caused several near misses over the west side of the airport where the centrelines of runways 10/28 and 9/27 intersect.
Facts about Napakiak Airport (WNA):
- Because of Napakiak Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Napakiak 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 furthest airport from Napakiak Airport (WNA) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,590 miles (17,044 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Napakiak Airport (WNA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Napakiak Airport (WNA) is Napaskiak Airport (PKA), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) E of WNA.