Nonstop flight route between Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and Walterboro, South Carolina, 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 Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW), Walterboro, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,530 miles (or 13,728 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 Lowcountry Regional 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 Lowcountry Regional 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: | RBW / KRBW |
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| Location: | Walterboro, South Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°55'15"N by 80°38'26"W |
| Area Served: | Walterboro, South Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Walterboro & Colleton County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 101 feet (31 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RBW |
| More Information: | RBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU):
- Kolkata airport traditionally served as a strategic stopover on the air route from Europe to Indochina and Australia.
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) has 2 runways.
- Commercial operations were intended to start on 23 January 2013, the 116th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport", another name for CCU is "নেতাজি সুভাষচন্দ্র বসু আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর".
- Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport has two parallel runways, one, 01L/19R, 2,285 m × 46 m and the other, 01R/19L, 3,660 m × 50 m.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW):
- Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) is Charleston International Airport (CHS), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) E of RBW.
- Because of Lowcountry Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 101 feet, planes can take off or land at Lowcountry Regional 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.
- Walterboro AAF also hosted the largest camouflage school in the United States, as well as a 250 person Prisoner of War Camp.
- Lowcountry Regional Airport covers an area of 1,400 acres at an elevation of 101 feet above mean sea level.
- The airport was dedicated June 15, 1933 as the C.C.
- In addition to being known as "Lowcountry Regional Airport", another name for RBW is "Walterboro Army Airfield".
- The furthest airport from Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,527 miles (18,551 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
