Nonstop flight route between Peshawar, Pakistan and Groton, Connecticut, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW), Peshawar, Pakistan and Groton-New London Airport (GON), Groton, Connecticut, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,741 miles (or 10,849 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 Bacha Khan International Airport and Groton-New London 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 Bacha Khan International Airport and Groton-New London Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PEW / OPPS | 
| Airport Name: | Bacha Khan International Airport | 
| Location: | Peshawar, Pakistan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°59'38"N by 71°30'52"E | 
| Area Served: | Peshawar | 
| Operator/Owner: | Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1158 feet (353 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PEW | 
| More Information: | PEW Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GON / KGON | 
| Airport Name: | Groton-New London Airport | 
| Location: | Groton, Connecticut, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°19'47"N by 72°2'42"W | 
| Area Served: | Groton, Connecticut | 
| Operator/Owner: | Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GON | 
| More Information: | GON Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW):
- The closest airport to Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) is Jalalabad Airport د جلال اباد هوائی ډګر (JAA), which is located 64 miles (104 kilometers) WNW of PEW.
- Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Peshawar is a major passenger hub with 75% flights internationally bound.
- The furthest airport from Bacha Khan International Airport (PEW) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,962 miles (19,250 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The airport achieved international status in 1965 when the first flight was operated from Kabul, Afghanistan to Peshawar.
- Bacha Khan International Airport handled 103,525 passengers last year.
Facts about Groton-New London Airport (GON):
- Because of Groton-New London Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Groton-New London 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.
- Columbia Air Services and Lanmar Aviation have been the two fixed-base operators serving the airport.
- The furthest airport from Groton-New London Airport (GON) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,794 miles (18,980 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Groton-New London Airport (GON) has 2 runways.
- Over the years, and usually no more than one at a time, various domestic airlines served the airport, including Pan Am Clipper Connection, NewAir, Allegheny, Piedmont, and Pilgrim Airlines.
- The closest airport to Groton-New London Airport (GON) is Elizabeth Field (FID), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) S of GON.
- In 1980, the name of the airport changed to Groton-New London Airport.
- In March 1944, station personnel consisted of 87 officers and 678 enlisted men with barracks for 114 officers and 1,091 men.




