Nonstop flight route between Greenfield, Indiana, United States and Puducherry, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pope Field (GFD), Greenfield, Indiana, United States and Puducherry Airport (PNY), Puducherry, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,742 miles (or 14,069 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 Pope Field and Puducherry 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 Pope Field and Puducherry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFD / KGFD | 
| Airport Name: | Pope Field | 
| Location: | Greenfield, Indiana, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°47'25"N by 85°44'9"W | 
| Area Served: | Greenfield, Indiana | 
| Operator/Owner: | Pope Airport Inc. | 
| Airport Type: | Public use | 
| Elevation: | 895 feet (273 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GFD | 
| More Information: | GFD Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PNY / VOTY | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Puducherry, India | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°57'56"N by 79°48'46"E | 
| Area Served: | Puducherry | 
| Operator/Owner: | AAI | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 134 feet (41 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PNY | 
| More Information: | PNY Maps & Info | 
Facts about Pope Field (GFD):
- The closest airport to Pope Field (GFD) is Anderson Municipal Airport (AID), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NNE of GFD.
- Because of Pope Field's relatively low elevation of 895 feet, planes can take off or land at Pope Field 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 Pope Field (GFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,219 miles (18,056 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Pope Field (GFD) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Puducherry Airport (PNY):
- In addition to being known as "Puducherry Airport", other names for PNY include "புதுச்சேரி விமான நிலையம்", "VOPC" and "Pondicherry Airport".
- Puducherry Airport (PNY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Puducherry Airport's relatively low elevation of 134 feet, planes can take off or land at Puducherry 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 Puducherry Airport (PNY) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,390 miles (18,331 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- The on-going Phase-II will see an extension of an additional 1100 meters of runway by acquiring another 200 acres of land in the adjoining state of Tamil Nadu to operate larger jet aircraft.
- The closest airport to Puducherry Airport (PNY) is Chennai International Airport (MAA), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NNE of PNY.




