Nonstop flight route between Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and Pecos, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), Pecos, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,620 miles (or 13,873 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 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and Pecos Municipal 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 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and Pecos Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | PEQ / KPEQ |
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Location: | Pecos, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°22'57"N by 103°30'38"W |
Area Served: | Pecos, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Pecos |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2613 feet (796 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PEQ |
More Information: | PEQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU):
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport is an international airport located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, serving the Kolkata metropolitan area.
- Kolkata airport is connected to the Kolkata Suburban Railway system.
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) has 2 runways.
- 2005 saw the growth of Low Cost Carriers in the Indian aviation sector, with new airlines including Spice Jet, IndiGo and Kingfisher Airlines.
- In addition to being known as "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport", another name for CCU is "নেতাজি সুভাষচন্দ্র বসু আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর".
- In the financial year from April 2011 to March 2012, Kolkata airport served 10.3 million passengers, 85% which were travelling domestically.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) is Jessore Airport (JSR), which is located 58 miles (94 kilometers) NE of CCU.
- The airport began as an open ground next to the Royal Artillery Armoury in Dum Dum.
Facts about Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ):
- The closest airport to Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Winkler County Airport (INK), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of PEQ.
- Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,292 miles (18,173 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport opened as Pecos Airport on 400 acres three miles south and slightly west of Pecos.
- Pecos Army Air Field was activated on 11 July 1942 while still under construction.
- In addition to being known as "Pecos Municipal Airport", another name for PEQ is "Pecos Army Airfield".
- Trans-Texas airline flights ended in 1963.
- Over the years part of the field was sold off, and Interstate Highway 20 cut through it.
- The first Pecos class, designated 43-A, graduated 133 cadets and student officers after nine weeks of combined ground school and flight training.