Nonstop flight route between Poughkeepsie, New York, United States and Rajshahi, Bangladesh:
Departure Airport:
(41°37'36"N by 73°53'3"W)
Arrival Airport:
(24°26'12"N by 88°36'59"E)
Distance from POU to RJH:
7,736.83 miles (12,451.19 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dutchess County Airport (POU), Poughkeepsie, New York, United States and Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH), Rajshahi, Bangladesh would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,737 miles (or 12,451 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 Dutchess County Airport and Shah Makhdum 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 Dutchess County Airport and Shah Makhdum Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | POU / KPOU |
| Airport Name: | Dutchess County Airport |
| Location: | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°37'36"N by 73°53'3"W |
| Area Served: | Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Operator/Owner: | Dutchess County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 165 feet (50 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from POU |
| More Information: | POU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RJH / VGRJ |
| Airport Name: | Shah Makhdum Airport |
| Location: | Rajshahi, Bangladesh |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°26'12"N by 88°36'59"E |
| Area Served: | Rajshahi |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 64 feet (20 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RJH |
| More Information: | RJH Maps & Info |
Facts about Dutchess County Airport (POU):
- In the 1950s, scheduled air carrier service was provided at Dutchess County Airport by Colonial Airlines.
- The furthest airport from Dutchess County Airport (POU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Dutchess County Airport (POU) has 3 runways.
- In the 1960s–1980s, the airport had commuter airline service by Command Airways, Colgan Airways,Air North, and others.
- There is currently only one flight school that operates at the airport, United Aviation Academy, located in the main terminal.
- When Stewart International Airport, which is located just across the Hudson River, started commercial operations in 1990, most commercial airline service ended at Dutchess County Airport.
- The closest airport to Dutchess County Airport (POU) is Stewart International Airport (SWF), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SW of POU.
- Because of Dutchess County Airport's relatively low elevation of 165 feet, planes can take off or land at Dutchess 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.
Facts about Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH):
- The furthest airport from Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,300 miles (18,186 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Because of Shah Makhdum Airport's relatively low elevation of 64 feet, planes can take off or land at Shah Makhdum 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.
- Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Shah Makhdum Airport (RJH) is Malda Airport (LDA), which is located 45 miles (73 kilometers) NNW of RJH.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.20 miles (22.85 km) SW | Stewart International Airport (SWF) | Newburgh, New York, United States |     |
| 2 | 21.26 miles (34.21 km) WSW | Orange County Airport (MGJ) | Montgomery, New York, United States | |
| 3 | 27.26 miles (43.87 km) SE | Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR) | Danbury, Connecticut, United States | |
| 4 | 39.74 miles (63.96 km) SSE | Westchester County Airport (HPN) | White Plains, New York, United States | |
| 5 | 40.05 miles (64.45 km) ESE | Waterbury-Oxford Airport (OXC) | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | |
| 6 | 45.78 miles (73.67 km) NNE | Walter J. Koladza Airport (GBR) | Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 7 | 46.79 miles (75.30 km) N | Columbia County Airport (HCC) | Hudson, New York, United States | |
| 8 | 47.30 miles (76.12 km) W | Sullivan County International Airport (MSV) | Monticello, New York, United States | |
| 9 | 50.68 miles (81.56 km) SE | Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | |
| 10 | 54.44 miles (87.62 km) S | Teterboro Airport (TEB) | Teterboro, New Jersey, United States | |
| 11 | 55.87 miles (89.91 km) SSW | Essex County Airport (CDW) | Caldwell, New Jersey, United States | |
| 12 | 57.42 miles (92.41 km) ESE | Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) | New Haven, Connecticut, United States | |
| 13 | 58.62 miles (94.33 km) S | Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU) | Flushing, New York, United States | |
| 14 | 58.69 miles (94.46 km) S | LaGuardia Airport (LGA) | New York City, New York, United States | |
| 15 | 60.59 miles (97.51 km) S | West 30th Street Heliport (JRA) | New York City, New York, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,714.08 miles (18,851.94 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,691.43 miles (18,815.48 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,690.15 miles (18,813.43 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,663.54 miles (18,770.61 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,653.50 miles (18,754.45 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,602.50 miles (18,672.36 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,593.25 miles (18,657.48 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,586.60 miles (18,646.77 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,574.87 miles (18,627.90 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,509.59 miles (18,522.84 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,427.58 miles (18,390.86 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,419.79 miles (18,378.33 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,414.62 miles (18,370.01 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,385.43 miles (18,323.02 km) SSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,369.77 miles (18,297.82 km) SSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.19 miles (72.73 km) NNW | Malda Airport (LDA) | Malda, India | |
| 2 | 93.17 miles (149.94 km) NNE | Saidpur Airport (SPD) | Saidpur, Bangladesh | |
| 3 | 93.18 miles (149.97 km) SSE | Jessore Airport (JSR) | Jessore, Bangladesh | |
| 4 | 112.49 miles (181.03 km) NNE | Lalmonirhat Airport (LLJ) | Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh | |
| 5 | 119.75 miles (192.72 km) ESE | Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) | Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
| 6 | 123.61 miles (198.93 km) S | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) | Dum Dum (near Kolkata), India | |
| 7 | 142.69 miles (229.64 km) NE | Rupsi Airport (RUP) | Rupsi, Meghalaya, India | |
| 8 | 144.30 miles (232.23 km) WSW | Dhanbad Airport (DBD) | Dhanbad, India | |
| 9 | 151.17 miles (243.29 km) NNW | Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) | Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal | |
| 10 | 155.40 miles (250.10 km) SE | Barisal Airport (BZL) | Barisal, Bangladesh | |
| 11 | 156.09 miles (251.20 km) N | Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) | Bagdogra, India | |
| 12 | 156.88 miles (252.47 km) NNE | Cooch Behar Airport (COH) | Cooch Behar, India | |
| 13 | 164.53 miles (264.79 km) NNW | Biratnagar Airport (BIR) | Biratnagar, Nepal | |
| 14 | 169.79 miles (273.24 km) ESE | Agartala Airport (IXA) | Agartala, India | |
| 15 | 189.98 miles (305.74 km) E | Khowai Airport (IXN) | Khowai, India | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,300.06 miles (18,185.64 km) ESE | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,203.32 miles (18,029.95 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 3 | 11,181.50 miles (17,994.83 km) WSW | Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC) | Nazca, Ica Region, Peru | |
| 4 | 11,168.85 miles (17,974.48 km) SW | Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) | Callao (near Lima), Peru | |
| 5 | 11,141.80 miles (17,930.94 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 6 | 11,134.71 miles (17,919.54 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,119.82 miles (17,895.58 km) WSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,114.02 miles (17,886.24 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,097.81 miles (17,860.15 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,096.30 miles (17,857.72 km) W | Carolina Airport (CLN) | Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil | |
| 11 | 11,082.74 miles (17,835.89 km) SW | Teniente FAP Jaime Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM) | Chimbote, Ancash Region, Peru | |
| 12 | 11,082.59 miles (17,835.66 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 13 | 11,076.83 miles (17,826.38 km) SW | Jauja AirportFrancisco Carle Airport (JAU) | Jauja, Peru | |
| 14 | 11,071.58 miles (17,817.93 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYP) | Ayacucho, Peru | |
| 15 | 11,071.58 miles (17,817.93 km) WSW | Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport (AYC) | Ayacucho, Peru | |