Nonstop flight route between Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States and Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU), Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States and Aurangabad Airport (IXU), Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,232 miles (or 13,247 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 Raleigh–Durham International Airport and Aurangabad 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 Raleigh–Durham International Airport and Aurangabad Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDU / KRDU |
| Airport Name: | Raleigh–Durham International Airport |
| Location: | Raleigh / Durham, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°52'40"N by 78°47'14"W |
| Area Served: | The Research Triangle Metropolitan Region of North Carolina |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 435 feet (133 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RDU |
| More Information: | RDU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IXU / VAAU |
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| Location: | Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°51'46"N by 75°23'53"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Airports Authority of India |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1911 feet (582 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IXU |
| More Information: | IXU Maps & Info |
Facts about Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU):
- Midway Airlines replaced AA as the airport's hub carrier from 1995 until 2003.
- Because of Raleigh–Durham International Airport's relatively low elevation of 435 feet, planes can take off or land at Raleigh–Durham 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.
- Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) has 3 runways.
- Terminal A was renamed Terminal 1 on October 26, 2008 to bring RDU in line with terminal naming conventions and to end years of confusion.
- Raleigh–Durham International Airport is a public international airport 4.5 miles northeast of the town of Morrisville in Wake County, North Carolina.
- The furthest airport from Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,639 miles (18,731 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Raleigh–Durham International Airport (RDU) is Triangle North Executive Airport (Franklin County Airport) (LFN), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) ENE of RDU.
- In February 2011 Continental Airlines commenced its first international flight from RDU, to Cancún.
Facts about Aurangabad Airport (IXU):
- The furthest airport from Aurangabad Airport (IXU) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to charter flights, seven planes daily serve Indian cities from Aurangabad Airport.
- The opening ceremony took place on 21 November 2008 before Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel.
- Late in the decade the government awarded it to JBIC, which planned, financed and implemented the project.
- Aurangabad Airport (IXU) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Aurangabad Airport", another name for IXU is "औरंगाबाद विमानतळ".
- The closest airport to Aurangabad Airport (IXU) is Ozar Airport (ISK), which is located 98 miles (158 kilometers) W of IXU.
