Nonstop flight route between Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Assam, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gander International Airport (YQX), Gander, Newfoundland, Canada and Lilabari Airport (IXI), Assam, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,826 miles (or 10,985 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 Gander International Airport and Lilabari 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 Gander International Airport and Lilabari Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQX / CYQX |
Airport Name: | Gander International Airport |
Location: | Gander, Newfoundland, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°56'12"N by 54°34'5"W |
Area Served: | Gander, Newfoundland |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 496 feet (151 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQX |
More Information: | YQX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXI / VELR |
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Location: | Assam, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°17'44"N by 94°5'52"E |
Area Served: | North Lakhimpur, Dhemaji |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 330 feet (101 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from IXI |
More Information: | IXI Maps & Info |
Facts about Gander International Airport (YQX):
- Following Newfoundland's entry into Confederation, the government renamed the airport Gander Airport and it came under the administration of Canada's federal Department of Transport.
- The furthest airport from Gander International Airport (YQX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,395 miles (18,338 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1940, the operation of the Newfoundland Airport was assigned by the Dominion of Newfoundland to the Royal Canadian Air Force and it was renamed RCAF Station Gander in 1941.
- On December 12, 1985 Arrow Air Flight 1285 crashed on take-off from, the then runway 22.
- On September 11, 2001, with United States airspace closed due to the terrorist attacks, Gander International played host to 39 airliners, totaling 6,122 passengers and 473 crew, as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon.
- Because of Gander International Airport's relatively low elevation of 496 feet, planes can take off or land at Gander 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.
- Construction of the airport began in 1936 and it was opened in 1938, with its first landing on January 11 of that year, by Captain Douglas Fraser flying a Fox Moth of Imperial Airways.
- The airport's runway 03/21 was also designated as an emergency landing runway for the Space Shuttle.
- The closest airport to Gander International Airport (YQX) is St. John's International Airport (YYT), which is located 124 miles (199 kilometers) SE of YQX.
- Gander International Airport (YQX) has 2 runways.
Facts about Lilabari Airport (IXI):
- Because of Lilabari Airport's relatively low elevation of 330 feet, planes can take off or land at Lilabari 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.
- In addition to being known as "Lilabari Airport", other names for IXI include "लीलाबारी हवाई अड्डे" and "লীলাবাৰী বিমানবন্দৰ".
- Lilabari Airport (IXI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lilabari Airport (IXI) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is located 11,527 miles (18,552 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- The closest airport to Lilabari Airport (IXI) is Ziro Airport (ZER), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NW of IXI.