Nonstop flight route between Fallon, Nevada, United States and Chittagong, Bangladesh:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL), Fallon, Nevada, United States and Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP), Chittagong, Bangladesh would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,742 miles (or 12,460 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 Naval Air Station Fallon and Shah Amanat 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 Naval Air Station Fallon and Shah Amanat 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: | NFL / KNFL |
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Location: | Fallon, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°25'29"N by 118°42'10"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 3934 feet (1,199 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from NFL |
More Information: | NFL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CGP / VGEG |
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Location: | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°14'58"N by 91°48'47"E |
Area Served: | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
Operator/Owner: | Bangladesh Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CGP |
More Information: | CGP Maps & Info |
Facts about Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL):
- Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) has 3 runways.
- Between 1956 and 1975, the United States Air Force Air Defense Command operated a General Surveillance Radar station at NAS Fallon.
- The closest airport to Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) is Fallon Municipal Airport (FLX), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNW of NFL.
- The airfield at NAS Fallon was originally built in 1942 as part of a defensive network to repel a feared Japanese invasion of the west coast.
- In addition to being known as "Naval Air Station Fallon", another name for NFL is "Van Voorhis Field".
- The furthest airport from Naval Air Station Fallon (NFL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,140 miles (17,928 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP):
- The furthest airport from Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,456 miles (18,437 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- Because of Shah Amanat International Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Shah Amanat 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 airport's air traffic control tower is 50 meters west of the airport terminal.
- The closest airport to Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) is Cox's Bazar Airport (CXB), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) S of CGP.
- It officially became a Bangladeshi airport in 1972 after Bangladesh's liberation war.
- In addition to being known as "Shah Amanat International Airport", other names for CGP include "শাহ আমানত আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর" and "Śhā Amānat Antarjātik Bimānabandar".
- Shah Amanat International Airport (CGP) currently has only 1 runway.