Destination Information

Location & Area :

LOCATION
Location	Bay of Bengal
Longitude	920 to 940 East
Latitude	60 to 140 North

AREA
Total Area	8249
Andaman District	6408
Nicobar District	1841
URBAN AREA	16.64
RURAL AREA	8232.36

DISTANCE BY SEA (IN KMS.)
Between Port Blair & Chennai	1190
Between Port Blair & Calcutta	1255
Between Port Blair & Vishakapatnam	1200
Distance by Air Kms.
Between Calcutta & Port Blair	1303
Between Chennai & Port Blair	1330

ALTITUDE ( HIGHEST POINT )
Andaman Islands (North)
Saddle Peak	732 Meters
Andaman Islands (South)
Mount Harriet	365 Meters

LENGTH AND BREADTH OF ANDAMAN ISLANDS
Total Length	467kms
Maximum Width	52 Kms
Average Width	24kms
Length and Breadth of Nicobar Islands
Total Length	259 Kms
Maxiimum Width	58 Kms
Biggest Island in Andaman Group
Middle Andaman Island	1536 Sq.Km
Biggest Island in Nicobar Group
Great Nicobar Island	1045 Sq.Km.
Smallest Island in Andaman Group
Ross Island	0.8 Sq Km.
Smallest Island in Nicobar Group
Pilomillow Island	1.3 Sq.Km

How to Reach :

FLIGHTS	SECTOR	AVAILABILITY
Air India	Chennai - Port Blair - Chennai	Check Airfares and Availability
	Kolkata - Port Blair - Kolkata
	Delhi - Port Blair - Delhi
Indigo	Chennai - Port Blair- Chennai	Check Airfares and Availability
	Mumbai - Port Blair - Mumbai
Go Air	Chennai - Port Blair- Chennai	Check Airfares and Availability
	Kolkata - Port Blair - Kolkata
	Delhi - Port Blair - Delhi
	Mumbai - Port Blair - Mumbai
SpiceJet	Kolkata - Port Blair - Kolkata	Check Airfares and Availability
	Chennai - Port Blair - Chennai

By SHIP

Port Blair (Capital City of Andaman & Nicobar Islands) is also connected with Chennai, Kolkata and Vishakhapatnam. Regular passenger ship services are available between Port Blair and Chennai/ Kolkata/Vishakhapatnam and back. There are three to four sailings between Port Blair and Chennai/Kolkata, one sailing between Port Blair and Vishakhapatnam in a month. The sailing duration is approx 60 to 72 hours.