Nonstop flight route between Chennai (Madras), India and Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chennai International Airport (MAA), Chennai (Madras), India and Heidelberg Airport (HDB), Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,418 miles (or 7,110 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 Chennai International Airport and Heidelberg 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 Chennai International Airport and Heidelberg Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAA / VOMM |
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| Location: | Chennai (Madras), India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 12°58'55"N by 80°9'48"E |
| Area Served: | Chennai, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur,Vellore districts |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 52 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MAA |
| More Information: | MAA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HDB / EDIU |
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| Location: | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°30'29"S by 28°23'30"E |
| Airport Type: | Small Airport |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HDB |
| More Information: | HDB Maps & Info |
Facts about Chennai International Airport (MAA):
- Chennai International Airport (MAA) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Chennai International Airport (MAA) is Tirupati Airport (TIR), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) NW of MAA.
- The airport currently has 70 parking bays, one of which can accommodate the superjumbo Airbus A380.
- One more test flight was conducted at the Island Grounds in 1914, when J.
- Because of Chennai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 52 feet, planes can take off or land at Chennai 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 Air Cargo Complex at the Chennai airport was established in 1978, when all regulatory and facilitating agencies were brought under one roof for faster processing/clearance of international cargo, to cater for air cargo movement in the southern region.
- Following the Performance-Based Navigation system and the air traffic control automation, in 2011, the AAI initiated a pilot project on a Ground-Based Augmentation System, as part of implementing Gagan in the country.
- The cargo complex consists of two divisions, namely, the export and the import facilities.
- In addition to being known as "Chennai International Airport", another name for MAA is "Madras Airport Meenambakkam Airport சென்னை பன்னாட்டு வானுர்தி நிலையம்".
- The furthest airport from Chennai International Airport (MAA) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,351 miles (18,268 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- The upcoming import cargo storage and processing facility would have a capacity to handle almost 800,000 tonnes of cargo annually from the existing 150,000 tonnes.
- On 15 October 1932, when J.
Facts about Heidelberg Airport (HDB):
- The furthest airport from Heidelberg Airport (HDB) is Hana Airport (HNM), which is located 11,954 miles (19,237 kilometers) away in Hana, Hawaii, United States.
- Heidelberg Airport (HDB) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Heidelberg Airport", another name for HDB is "FAHG".
- The closest airport to Heidelberg Airport (HDB) is Rand Airport (QRA), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) NW of HDB.
