Dan Becker's 2021 Round-the-World Plane Trip - Segment 06

This page shares flight plans and screen captures from a virtual round-the-world plane trip. The trip visited all continents and oceans of the world, major cities, landmarks, and world heritage sites.

This is Segment 06 of the thirteen segments of the trip. To go to the home page, or the previous or next page, click one of these text links.

Segment 06 - Kolkata Chandra Bose (VECC) IND to Baghdad Intl (ORBI) IRQ

This segment explores more of South Asia (India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan), and then onto Central Asia (Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) and into West Asia through Iran and Iraq.

Highlights include major cities, huge mountain ranges, the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Caspian Sea.

Flight Plan

Leg CountryCity IdentName Dist
nm		Time
hh:mm		 Cumu
nm		Cumu
hh:mm
1 INDKolkota VECCKolkota Chandra Bose Intl
2 INDVishakhapatnam VEVZVishakhapatnam 4171:44 4171:44
3 INDChennai VOMMChennai Intl 3341:24 7513:08
4 INDBangalore VOBGBangalore 1470:37 8983:45
5 INDKochi VOCCIns Garuda 1980:50 10964:35
6 INDMangalore VOMLMangalore 1990:50 12955:25
7 INDMumbai VABBChhatrapati Shivaji Intl 3861:37 16817:02
8 INDAhmedabad VAAHAhmedabad 2391:00 19208:02
9 PAKKarachi OPKCKarachi Jinnah Intl 3191:20 22399:22
10 PAKMultan OPMTMultan Intl 3901:38 262911:00
11 PAKIslamabad OPRNBenazir Bhutto Intl 2230:56 285211:56
12 AFGKabul OAKBHamid Karzai Intl 2010:50 305312:46
13 AFGBagram OAIXBagram 230:06 307612:52
14 TJKDushanbe UTDDDushanbe Intl 2170:54 329313:46
15 TKMTashkent UTTTIslam Karimov Intl 1640:41 345714:27
16 TKMAshgabat UTAAAshgabat 5412:15 399816:42
17 IRNAshgabat OINGGorgan 2000:50 419817:32
18 IRNTehran OIIIMehrabad Intl 1660:42 436418:14
19 IRQBaghdad ORBIBaghdad Intl 3791:35 474319:49

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Pictures

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Morning departure from Kolkota Chandra Bose Intl (VECC), India
Morning departure from Kolkota Chandra Bose Intl (VECC), India
Flying over Kolkata, India
Flying over Kolkata, India
View of the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India
View of the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India
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Flying over Bhubaneswar (VEBS), India
Flying over Bhubaneswar (VEBS), India
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Flying over Vishakhapatnam (VEVZ) on the east coast of India
Flying over Vishakhapatnam (VEVZ) on the east coast of India
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Flying over Chennai in Tamil Nadu on the east coast of India
Flying over Chennai in Tamil Nadu on the east coast of India
Departing from Bangalore (VOBG) India. Had to stop for some good food.
Departing from Bangalore (VOBG) India. Had to stop for some good food.
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Departing from Bangalore (VOBG) India
Departing from Bangalore (VOBG) India
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Beautiful mountains and lakes southwest of Bangalore India
Beautiful mountains and lakes southwest of Bangalore India
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Dabolim (VOGO)on the west coast port city of Vasco da Gama in Goa, India
Dabolim (VOGO) on the west coast port city of Vasco da Gama in Goa, India
The approach to Dabolim (VOGO) on a beautiful island
The approach to Dabolim (VOGO) on a beautiful island
Morning departure from Dabolim (VOGO) on the west coast port city of Vasco da Gama in Goa, India
Morning departure from Dabolim (VOGO) on the west coast port city of Vasco da Gama in Goa, India
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Approaching the mega-city of Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra on the middle west coast of India
Approaching the mega-city of Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra on the middle west coast of India
Flying over Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl (VABB) in Mumbai
Flying over Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl (VABB) in Mumbai
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Flying into Ahmedabad in Gujarat India. Note the circular lakes and the river Sabarmati.
Flying into Ahmedabad in Gujarat India. Note the circular lakes and the river Sabarmati.
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Approaching Karachi Jinnah Intl (OPKC) in Pakistan in the province of Sindh on the Arabian Sea.
Approaching Karachi Jinnah Intl (OPKC) in Pakistan in the province of Sindh on the Arabian Sea.
Morning departure from Karachi Jinnah Intl (OPKC) in Pakistan.
Morning departure from Karachi Jinnah Intl (OPKC) in Pakistan.
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Morning flying over Karachi Pakistan with the Arabian Sea in the background
Morning flying over Karachi Pakistan with the Arabian Sea in the background
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Flying over Mutlan Pakistan
Flying over Mutlan Pakistan
About to turn left at Benazir Bhutto Intl (OPRN) Islamabad Pakistan
About to turn left at Benazir Bhutto Intl (OPRN) Islamabad Pakistan
Flying over Hamid Karzai Intl (OAKB) in Kabul the capital of Afghanistan
Flying over Hamid Karzai Intl (OAKB) in Kabul the capital of Afghanistan
Approaching Bagram (OAIX) Afghanistan nestled in a ring of mountains
Approaching Bagram (OAIX) Afghanistan nestled in a ring of mountains
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Flying over Dushanbe Intl (UTDD) Tajikistan. At this point my computer is struggling to provide textures
Flying over Dushanbe Intl (UTDD) Tajikistan. At this point my computer is struggling to provide textures
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Nearly 20,000ft over some mountains on the way to Islam Karimov Intl (UTTT) Tashkent Uzbekistan
Nearly 20,000ft over some mountains on the way to Islam Karimov Intl (UTTT) Tashkent Uzbekistan
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Need to land. The computer has lost its mind and its textures
Need to land. The computer has lost its mind and its textures
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Departing Islam Karimov Intl (UTTT) Tashkent Uzbekistan with freed up memory and lots of details
Departing Islam Karimov Intl (UTTT) Tashkent Uzbekistan with freed up memory and lots of details
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Approaching Türkmenabat (UTAV) Turkmenistan and the Amu Darya River
Approaching Türkmenabat (UTAV) Turkmenistan and the Amu Darya River
Approaching Ashgabat (UTAA) Turkmenistan
Approaching Ashgabat (UTAA) Turkmenistan
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Heading to Sari (OINZ) Iran, we clip the corner of the Caspian Sea at the Gorgan Gulf.
Heading to Sari (OINZ) Iran, we clip the corner of the Caspian Sea at the Gorgan Gulf.
Flying over Sari (OINZ) Iran
Flying over Sari (OINZ) Iran
More flying over the Caspian Sea on the border of Iran
More flying over the Caspian Sea on the border of Iran
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Flying over Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani (OICC), Kermanshah Iran
Flying over Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani (OICC), Kermanshah Iran
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Low over the Euphrates River in Baghdad Iraq
Low over the Euphrates River in Baghdad Iraq
On the approach to Baghdad Intl (ORBI) Iraq
On the approach to Baghdad Intl (ORBI) Iraq

More Details

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Next segment will further explore West Asia and the Middle East (including Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt), the Saudi Arabia penninsula (Saudi Arabia, Qatar,United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen), East Africa (Djibouti, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, Burundi, Congo, Zambia), and lands in Malawi.

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