Nonstop flight route between Puducherry, India and Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Puducherry Airport (PNY), Puducherry, India and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB), Goldsboro, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,860 miles (or 14,258 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 Puducherry Airport and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, 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 Puducherry Airport and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Puducherry Airport (PNY):

• 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 closest airport to Puducherry Airport (PNY) is Chennai International Airport (MAA), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) NNE of PNY.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Puducherry Airport", other names for PNY include "புதுச்சேரி விமான நிலையம்", "VOPC" and "Pondicherry Airport".
• The lone flight operated by SpiceJet to Bangalore was cancelled with effect from January 31.
• Puducherry Airport (PNY) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB):

• In 1967 the 4th transitioned to the F-4 Phantom II and began a rotational commitment of tactical squadrons to Ubon RTAFB, Thailand as augmentees of the 8th TFW for combat operations from April 1972 until the withdrawal of American air units in Thailand in 1974.
• The 335th and 336th Fighter Squadrons are capable of deploying worldwide on short notice and immediately generating combat power., while the 307th, 333rd and 334th Fighter Squadrons are responsible for training all F-15E Strike Eagle aircrews for the U.S.
• The closest airport to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB) is Kinston Regional Jetport (ISO), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of GSB.
• The furthest airport from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (GSB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,689 miles (18,811 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Seymour Johnson Air Force Base", another name for GSB is "Seymour Johnson AFB".
• Interestingly, the namesake of the base, Seymour Johnson, was never part of the Air Force.
• Seymour Johnson Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located to the southeast of Goldsboro, North Carolina.
• In December 1957, the 83d Fighter-Day Wing was inactivated, being replaced at Seymour Johnson by the 4th Fighter-Day Wing and absorbing its assets.