Nonstop flight route between West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States and Dabolim, Goa, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brandywine Airport (OQN), West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States and Goa International Airport (GOI), Dabolim, Goa, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,135 miles (or 13,092 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 Brandywine Airport and Goa 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 Brandywine Airport and Goa 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: | OQN / KOQN |
Airport Name: | Brandywine Airport |
Location: | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°59'24"N by 75°34'54"W |
Area Served: | West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | New Brandywine Airport Club, Inc. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 466 feet (142 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from OQN |
More Information: | OQN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GOI / VOGO |
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Location: | Dabolim, Goa, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°22'50"N by 73°49'53"E |
Operator/Owner: | Goa & Indian Navy |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 184 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GOI |
More Information: | GOI Maps & Info |
Facts about Brandywine Airport (OQN):
- The closest airport to Brandywine Airport (OQN) is Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport (CTH), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) W of OQN.
- The furthest airport from Brandywine Airport (OQN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Brandywine Airport (OQN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Maintenance is provided by Penn Avionics and Flight Dynamics.
- Because of Brandywine Airport's relatively low elevation of 466 feet, planes can take off or land at Brandywine 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.
Facts about Goa International Airport (GOI):
- In addition to being known as "Goa International Airport", another name for GOI is "Dabolim AirportAeroporto de Dabolim".
- Goa's estimated 700 international flights per year account for some 90% of the country's international charter tourist flights.
- Goa International Airport (GOI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Meanwhile, the Navy's title to Dabolim Airport land has been questioned by a member of parliament of Goa in relation to the plan to relocate the civil enclave to the Mopa civilian airport on the grounds that it is the state government of Goa which authorises land transfers in its jurisdiction.
- The foundation stone for the terminal was laid on 21 February 2009, the project work began in May 2010 and construction of the terminal began in May 2011.
- The furthest airport from Goa International Airport (GOI) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,596 miles (18,662 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Once two vital road bridges across the main waterways of Goa were built in the early 1980s and Goa hosted the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 1983, the charter flight business began to take off at Dabolim a few years later, pioneered by Condor Airlines of Germany.
- The closest airport to Goa International Airport (GOI) is Belgaum Airport (IXG), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) ENE of GOI.
- The Indian Civil Aviation Ministry announced a plan to upgrade Dabolim Airport in 2006.
- Because of Goa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Goa 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.
- There has been a demand in local political circles for the restoration of Dabolim's civilian status by relocating the Indian Navy' air station to the proposed Karwar airfield in the new INS Kadamba naval base at Karwar, 70 kilometres south of Dabolim in the adjoining state of Karnataka.