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Essay on Aviation Global Geography Research Paper
Aviation Global Geography Research Paper
I have chosen "Pakistan" to do research work on. According to CIA's Website (2005), this country is located in Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north.
Geographic coordinates are 30 00 N, 70 00 E. The total of this country is about 803,940 sq km with land 778,720 sq km and water 25,220 sq km. Total land boundaries comprises of 6,774 kms.
Borders with different countries in terms of kilometers are: Afghanistan (2,430 kms), China (523 kms), India (2,912 kms) and Iran (909 kms).
NATIONAL AIRLINE:
The national airline name is Pakistan International Airline which covers 33 International and 21 domestic stations. About the birth of this airline has been narrated on P.I.A.'s official website in these great words: "Probably never has air transport been more important to the development of a new nation than in the case of Pakistan.
In the days when Pakistan was still in the offing (June 1946) Mr. Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the Founder of the upcoming Nation, instructed Mr. M.A. Ispahani, a leading industrialist, to set up a national airline, on priority basis. With his singular vision and foresight, Mr. Jinnah had foreseen that with the formation of the two wings of Pakistan, separated by 1100 miles, a swift and efficient mode of transport was imperative" and journey of crossing big milestones went on and on....