Nonstop flight route between Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and Greensboro, North Carolina, United States:
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A direct, nonstop flight between Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO), Greensboro, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,307 miles (or 13,369 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCU / VECC |
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Location: | Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°39'16"N by 88°26'48"E |
Area Served: | Kolkata |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CCU |
More Information: | CCU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GSO / KGSO |
Airport Name: | Piedmont Triad International Airport |
Location: | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°5'52"N by 79°56'13"W |
Area Served: | Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Piedmont Triad Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 926 feet (282 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from GSO |
More Information: | GSO Maps & Info |
Facts about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU):
- The airport has a facility of prepaid taxis and air-conditioned buses that connect it to the city.
- The modernisation plan included some improvements of the airport's existing terminals, including the addition of extra ticketing counters, check-in kiosks and cafes to the domestic terminal in 2009.
- Because of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose 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 furthest airport from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,276 miles (18,147 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Additionally, the current Kolkata Metro expansion plans include two new lines to the airport, one from Noapara connecting at Barasat, and the other from New Garia.
- The closest airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) is Jessore Airport (JSR), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NE of CCU.
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) has 2 runways.
- Due to the introduction of longer haul aircraft and the poor political climate of Calcutta during the 1960s, several airlines discontinued their service to the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport", another name for CCU is "নেতাজি সুভাষচন্দ্র বসু আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর".
- 2005 saw the growth of Low Cost Carriers in the Indian aviation sector, with new airlines including Spice Jet, IndiGo and Kingfisher Airlines.
Facts about Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO):
- Allegiant Air began service to Orlando Sanford International Airport and St.
- The furthest airport from Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,574 miles (18,626 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Piedmont Triad International Airport had its start in 1927 when the Tri-City Airport Commission selected 112 acres near the community of Friendship for an airport, and petitioned to become a stop along the congressionally authorized airmail route from New York to New Orleans.
- Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) has 3 runways.
- Because of Piedmont Triad International Airport's relatively low elevation of 926 feet, planes can take off or land at Piedmont Triad 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 closest airport to Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) is Smith Reynolds Airport (INT), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) W of GSO.
- Also in the mid-1990s, start-up carrier Eastwind Airlines began serving PTI.
- Work on the new facility began in 1978.
- In December 2008, FedEx Express said that it would open the hub on time in June 2009, but it will operate at nowhere near capacity.
- The Cargo Terminals have expanded in the last 13 years.