Nonstop flight route between Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and Washington, Pennsylvania, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India and Washington County Airport (WSG), Washington, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,038 miles (or 12,936 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 Washington County 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 Washington County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• The airport began as an open ground next to the Royal Artillery Armoury in Dum Dum.
• In addition to being known as "Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport", another name for CCU is "নেতাজি সুভাষচন্দ্র বসু আন্তর্জাতিক বিমানবন্দর".
• 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.
• The airport has a facility of prepaid taxis and air-conditioned buses that connect it to the city.
• Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) has 2 runways.
• The airport's new integrated terminal is spread over 233,000 m2 and is able to handle 25 million passengers annually, compared to the previous terminals' capacity of five million.
• 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.
• In the financial year from April 2011 to March 2012, Kolkata airport served 10.3 million passengers, 85% which were travelling domestically.
• The 1990s saw new growth for Calcutta airport, as the Indian aviation industry saw the arrival of new airlines such as Jet Airways and Air Sahara.
• Between the 1940s and 1960s, the airport was served by several major airlines including Aeroflot,Air France,Alitalia,Cathay Pacific,Japan Airlines,Philippine Airlines,KLM, Pan Am,Lufthansa,Swissair and SAS.
• 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.

Facts about Washington County Airport (WSG):

• The furthest airport from Washington County Airport (WSG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,488 miles (18,487 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport covers 365 acres and has 37 T-hangars, seven corporate hangars and seven businesses that employ about thirty people.
• In addition to being known as "Washington County Airport", another name for WSG is "AFJ".
• The closest airport to Washington County Airport (WSG) is Greene County Airport (WAY), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SSE of WSG.
• Washington County Airport (WSG) currently has only 1 runway.