Nonstop flight route between Rajkot, India and Charleston, South Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from RAJ to CHS:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- RAJ Airport Information
- CHS Airport Information
- Facts about RAJ
- Facts about CHS
- Map of Nearest Airports to RAJ
- List of Nearest Airports to RAJ
- Map of Furthest Airports from RAJ
- List of Furthest Airports from RAJ
- Map of Nearest Airports to CHS
- List of Nearest Airports to CHS
- Map of Furthest Airports from CHS
- List of Furthest Airports from CHS
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rajkot Airport (RAJ), Rajkot, India and Charleston International Airport (CHS), Charleston, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,164 miles (or 13,139 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 Rajkot Airport and Charleston 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 Rajkot Airport and Charleston International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAJ / VARK |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Rajkot, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°18'33"N by 70°46'45"E |
Area Served: | Rajkot |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 441 feet (134 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RAJ |
More Information: | RAJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CHS / KCHS |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Charleston, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°53'54"N by 80°2'26"W |
Operator/Owner: | Charleston County Joint Base Charleston |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CHS |
More Information: | CHS Maps & Info |
Facts about Rajkot Airport (RAJ):
- The furthest airport from Rajkot Airport (RAJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is nearly antipodal to Rajkot Airport (meaning Rajkot Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mataveri International Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Rajkot Airport (RAJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Rajkot Airport (RAJ) is Jamnagar Airport (JGA), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WNW of RAJ.
- However, the airport now suffers from considerable capacity restraints, due to the expansion of the city and because of the residential and commercial buildings which have been built around it - this renders the plan to extend the runway unfeasible.
- Because of Rajkot Airport's relatively low elevation of 441 feet, planes can take off or land at Rajkot 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.
- Rajkot Urban Development Authority and Rajkot Municipal Corporation have proposed a plan to extend Rajkot airport runway from current 5,400 feet to 6,000 feet to accommodate larger aircraft and to provide connectivity to major cities than Mumbai to cater to a large demand from the manufacturing companies located in Rajkot.
- In addition to being known as "Rajkot Airport", another name for RAJ is "રાજકોટ વિમાનમથક".
Facts about Charleston International Airport (CHS):
- General aviation services are located on the east side of the airport and are operated by the Charleston County Aviation Authority.
- Charleston International Airport handled 2,913,265 passengers last year.
- The current airline terminal was built in 1987 and was designed by Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendoff, Davis & Floyd, Inc., and Lucas & Stubbs.
- CARTA, the regional mass transit system, serves the airport with three routes that operate seven days a week from 6:00 a.m.
- Charleston International Airport (CHS) has 2 runways.
- Charleston International Airport is located near the interchange of Interstate 26 and Interstate 526 and is accessible from both interstates using International Boulevard and Montague Avenue exits.
- Because of Charleston International Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Charleston 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.
- In addition to being known as "Charleston International Airport", another name for CHS is "Charleston Field".
- The furthest airport from Charleston International Airport (CHS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,561 miles (18,606 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Charleston International Airport (CHS) is Lowcountry Regional Airport (RBW), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) W of CHS.
- During the Korean War, the airfield was reactivated for military use and in 1952, the City of Charleston and the United States Air Force reached an agreement on control of the base and the runways—an arrangement that has been renegotiated over time and that continues to this day.