Nonstop flight route between Savannah, Georgia (near Hilton Head, South Carolina), United States and Baghdad, Iraq:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Savannah, Georgia (near Hilton Head, South Carolina), United States and Baghdad International Airport (SDA), Baghdad, Iraq would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,690 miles (or 10,767 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 Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport and Baghdad 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 Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport and Baghdad 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: | SAV / KSAV |
Airport Name: | Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport |
Location: | Savannah, Georgia (near Hilton Head, South Carolina), United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°7'38"N by 81°12'7"W |
Area Served: | Savannah, Georgia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SAV |
More Information: | SAV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDA / ORBI |
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Location: | Baghdad, Iraq |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°15'45"N by 44°14'3"E |
Operator/Owner: | Iraqi Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 114 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDA |
More Information: | SDA Maps & Info |
Facts about Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV):
- Despite the airport's name, there are currently no scheduled commercial international flights outside the United States from Savannah/Hilton Head.
- Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport is a public and military use airport owned by Savannah Airport Commission and located seven nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Savannah, a city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States.
- Also located on the airport is Savannah Air National Guard Base, home to the 165th Airlift Wing of the Georgia Air National Guard.
- The closest airport to Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) is Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of SAV.
- Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport covers an area of 3,650 acres at an elevation of 50 feet above mean sea level.
- The airport serves as world headquarters for Gulfstream Aerospace.
- Because of Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Savannah / Hilton Head 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.
- A six-gate terminal built in 1960 was replaced in 1994 by the current facility.
- Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,485 miles (18,484 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Baghdad International Airport (SDA):
- In addition to being known as "Baghdad International Airport", other names for SDA include "مطار بغداد الدولي", "Matar Baġdād ad-Dowaly" and "BGW".
- Baghdad International Airport (SDA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Baghdad International Airport (SDA) is Baghdad International Airport (BGW), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SDA.
- Because of Baghdad International Airport's relatively low elevation of 114 feet, planes can take off or land at Baghdad 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.
- Most of Baghdad's civil flights stopped in 1991, when the United Nations imposed restrictions on Iraq after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War.
- In April 2003, US-led forces invaded Iraq and changed the airport's name to Baghdad International Airport.
- The furthest airport from Baghdad International Airport (SDA) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,732 miles (18,880 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.