Nonstop flight route between Funchal, Madeira, Portugal and Indianapolis, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Madeira Airport (FNC), Funchal, Madeira, Portugal and Indianapolis International Airport (IND), Indianapolis, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,809 miles (or 6,130 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 Madeira Airport and Indianapolis 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 Madeira Airport and Indianapolis 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: | FNC / LPMA |
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Location: | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°41'39"N by 16°46'41"W |
Area Served: | Funchal |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroportos da Madeira |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 190 feet (58 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FNC |
More Information: | FNC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IND / KIND |
Airport Name: | Indianapolis International Airport |
Location: | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°43'1"N by 86°17'39"W |
Area Served: | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 797 feet (243 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from IND |
More Information: | IND Maps & Info |
Facts about Madeira Airport (FNC):
- In addition to being known as "Madeira Airport", another name for FNC is "Aeroporto da Madeira".
- Madeira Airport (FNC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Madeira Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Madeira 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 Madeira Airport (FNC) is Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH), which is nearly antipodal to Madeira Airport (meaning Madeira Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lord Howe Island Airport), and is located 12,181 miles (19,604 kilometers) away in Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia.
- The History Channel program Most Extreme Airports ranked it as the 9th most dangerous airport in the world, and the second most dangerous in Europe after Gibraltar International Airport.
- The airport was once infamous for its short runway which, surrounded by high mountains and the ocean, made it a tricky landing for even the most experienced of pilots.
- The closest airport to Madeira Airport (FNC) is Porto Santo Airport (PXO), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) NE of FNC.
- Madeira Airport handled 2,311,380 passengers last year.
- Between 1982 and 1986, Madeira's runway was successfully extended by 200 m to a total of 1,800 m, and also four gates were opened.
- In 1972, the popularity of visiting the island of Madeira increased, so the runway had to be extended to allow modern and larger aircraft to land.
Facts about Indianapolis International Airport (IND):
- In 2009 Republic Airways announced they would retain their maintenance hub and HQ in Indianapolis even though they acquired the much larger Frontier Airlines in Denver.
- In the late 1990s and early 2000s Indianapolis was a hub for then locally based ATA Airlines and its regional affiliate, Chicago Express/ATA Connection.
- The closest airport to Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is Pope Field (GFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of IND.
- From 1957 to 2008 the passenger terminal was on the east side of the airfield off High School Road.
- Indianapolis Municipal Airport opened in 1931.
- The airport's master plan calls for a fourth runway to be built southeast of I-70 sometime in the future.
- Indianapolis International Airport handled 7,526,414 passengers last year.
- Because of Indianapolis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 797 feet, planes can take off or land at Indianapolis 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.
- Indianapolis International Airport (IND) has 3 runways.
- The Airport has 61 based aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.