Nonstop flight route between Ajaccio, Corsica, France and Savannah, Georgia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA), Ajaccio, Corsica, France and Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), Savannah, Georgia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,783 miles (or 7,697 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 Napoleon Bonaparte Airport and Hunter Army Airfield, 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 Napoleon Bonaparte Airport and Hunter Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AJA / LFKJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ajaccio, Corsica, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°55'26"N by 8°48'9"E |
| Area Served: | Ajaccio, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI d'Ajaccio/Corse du Sud |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AJA |
| More Information: | AJA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SVN / KSVN |
| Airport Name: | Hunter Army Airfield |
| Location: | Savannah, Georgia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°0'35"N by 81°8'44"W |
| Area Served: | Fort Stewart |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SVN |
| More Information: | SVN Maps & Info |
Facts about Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA):
- The closest airport to Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) is Figari-Sud Corse Airport (Figari South Corsica Airport) (FSC), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of AJA.
- Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is the main base of regional airline Air Corsica, which operates services to continental France.
- Campo dell'Oro before aviation was an alluvial plain at the mouth of the Gravona.
- The furthest airport from Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (meaning Napoleon Bonaparte Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,140 miles (19,538 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Napoleon Bonaparte Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Napoleon Bonaparte 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.
- In addition to being known as "Napoleon Bonaparte Airport", another name for AJA is "Aéroport d'Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte".
Facts about Hunter Army Airfield (SVN):
- The Division’s rapid deployment capability was put to the supreme test in 1990 after Iraq invaded Kuwait.
- The closest airport to Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) NNW of SVN.
- Because of Hunter Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Hunter Army Airfield 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 furthest airport from Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,487 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The station was deactivated on 5 June 1979.
- Hunter Army Airfield (SVN) currently has only 1 runway.
- With the U-Boat mission taken over by the Navy after mid-1943, Savannah AAB became a training base for B-26 Marauder medium bomber crews.
- Hunter features a runway that is 11,375 feet long and an aircraft parking area that is more than 350 acres.
