Nonstop flight route between Massawa, Eritrea and Puducherry, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Massawa International Airport (MSW), Massawa, Eritrea and Puducherry Airport (PNY), Puducherry, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,722 miles (or 4,380 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 Massawa International Airport and Puducherry 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 Massawa International Airport and Puducherry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Massawa International Airport (MSW):

• The Eritrea Investment Centre has proposed a new $60 million development project at the airport.
• Massawa International Airport is an airport in Massawa, a major city in the Northern Red Sea region of Eritrea.
• The closest airport to Massawa International Airport (MSW) is Asmara International Airport (ASM), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) SW of MSW.
• Massawa International Airport (MSW) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Massawa International Airport (MSW) is Fangatau Airport (FGU), which is nearly antipodal to Massawa International Airport (meaning Massawa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fangatau Airport), and is located 12,417 miles (19,984 kilometers) away in Fangatau, French Polynesia.
• Because of Massawa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 206 feet, planes can take off or land at Massawa 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.

Facts about Puducherry Airport (PNY):

• In addition to being known as "Puducherry Airport", other names for PNY include "புதுச்சேரி விமான நிலையம்", "VOPC" and "Pondicherry Airport".
• The closest airport to Puducherry Airport (PNY) is Chennai International Airport (MAA), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NNE of PNY.
• Because of Puducherry Airport's relatively low elevation of 134 feet, planes can take off or land at Puducherry 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.
• Puducherry Airport (PNY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The on-going Phase-II will see an extension of an additional 1100 meters of runway by acquiring another 200 acres of land in the adjoining state of Tamil Nadu to operate larger jet aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Puducherry Airport (PNY) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,390 miles (18,331 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.