Nonstop flight route between Novato, California, United States and Ahmedabad, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Marin County Airport (NOT), Novato, California, United States and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD), Ahmedabad, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,094 miles (or 13,025 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 Marin County Airport and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International 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 Marin County Airport and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Marin County Airport (NOT):

• The closest airport to Marin County Airport (NOT) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of NOT.
• Because of Marin County Airport's relatively low elevation of 2 feet, planes can take off or land at Marin County 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.
• Marin County Airport (NOT) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Marin County Airport", other names for NOT include "Gnoss Field" and "DVO".
• Stol Air Commuter operated flights between the airfield and San Francisco International Airport during the 1970s.
• The furthest airport from Marin County Airport (NOT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,343 miles (18,254 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Gnoss has two windsocks.
• Gnoss Field is known to local pilots and flight instructors as an excellent airport to practice crosswind landings, especially during afternoons in the late spring and summer when the west wind picks up.
• The airport was opened by the Wright family just after World War II to serve the thousands of ex-military pilots expected to be flying after the war.

Facts about Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD):

• T2 was inaugurated on 4 July 2010 and opened for use on 15 September 2010.
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (meaning Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,126 miles (19,516 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is an international airport serving the cities of Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar in Gujarat, India.
• Because of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport's relatively low elevation of 189 feet, planes can take off or land at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 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 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD) is Civil Airport Harni (BDQ), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) SE of AMD.