Nonstop flight route between Yankton, South Dakota, United States and Chennai (Madras), India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (YKN), Yankton, South Dakota, United States and Chennai International Airport (MAA), Chennai (Madras), India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,571 miles (or 13,794 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 Chan Gurney Municipal Airport and Chennai 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 Chan Gurney Municipal Airport and Chennai 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: | YKN / KYKN |
Airport Name: | Chan Gurney Municipal Airport |
Location: | Yankton, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°55'0"N by 97°23'8"W |
Operator/Owner: | Yankton, South Dakota |
Airport Type: | City of Yankton |
Elevation: | 398 feet (121 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YKN |
More Information: | YKN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAA / VOMM |
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Location: | Chennai (Madras), India |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°58'55"N by 80°9'48"E |
Area Served: | Chennai, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur,Vellore districts |
Operator/Owner: | Government of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAA |
More Information: | MAA Maps & Info |
Facts about Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (YKN):
- Because of Chan Gurney Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 398 feet, planes can take off or land at Chan Gurney Municipal 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.
- The closest airport to Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (YKN) is Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD), which is located 56 miles (91 kilometers) NE of YKN.
- Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (YKN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Chan Gurney Municipal Airport (YKN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,586 miles (17,036 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Chennai International Airport (MAA):
- In addition to being known as "Chennai International Airport", another name for MAA is "Madras Airport Meenambakkam Airport சென்னை பன்னாட்டு வானுர்தி நிலையம்".
- Because of Chennai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Chennai 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.
- The aviation history of the city began in 1910, when a city-based Corsican hotelier Giacomo D'Angelis built an aircraft and tested it.
- Chennai International Airport formerly, Madras International Airport is the primary airport serving the southern Indian metropolis of Chennai.
- The first part to be built was the international terminal which had two aerobridges, followed by the domestic terminal with three aerobridges.
- Chennai airport has two runways—the 3,658 m long primary runway No.
- In March 1930, a discussion initiated by pilot G.
- In 2009, an integrated cargo complex was planned in the cargo complex of the airport.
- The furthest airport from Chennai International Airport (MAA) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,351 miles (18,268 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- The closest airport to Chennai International Airport (MAA) is Tirupati Airport (TIR), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) NW of MAA.
- Chennai International Airport (MAA) has 2 runways.