Nonstop flight route between Savannah, Georgia (near Hilton Head, South Carolina), United States and Batajnica, Serbia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV), Savannah, Georgia (near Hilton Head, South Carolina), United States and Batajnica Airbase (BJY), Batajnica, Serbia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,191 miles (or 8,355 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 Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport and Batajnica Airbase, 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 Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport and Batajnica Airbase. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAV / KSAV |
| Airport Name: | Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport |
| Location: | Savannah, Georgia (near Hilton Head, South Carolina), United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°7'38"N by 81°12'7"W |
| Area Served: | Savannah, Georgia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 50 feet (15 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAV |
| More Information: | SAV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BJY / LYBT |
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| Location: | Batajnica, Serbia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°56'7"N by 20°15'27"E |
| Area Served: | Belgrade |
| Operator/Owner: | Serbian Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BJY |
| More Information: | BJY Maps & Info |
Facts about Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV):
- The airport serves as world headquarters for Gulfstream Aerospace.
- Despite the airport's name, there are currently no scheduled commercial international flights outside the United States from Savannah/Hilton Head.
- In 1992, the airport did have international service with nonstop flights to destinations in the Caribbean and Mexico when Key Airlines was operating a passenger hub in Savannah.
- Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport covers an area of 3,650 acres at an elevation of 50 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,485 miles (18,484 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The City of Savannah acquired a 600 acre tract in the vicinity of Cherokee Hill, one of the highest elevations in the county, and construction of a new airfield commenced under a WPA project.
- A six-gate terminal built in 1960 was replaced in 1994 by the current facility.
- Because of Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Savannah / Hilton Head 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.
- Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) is Hunter Army Airfield (SVN), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of SAV.
Facts about Batajnica Airbase (BJY):
- In addition to being known as "Batajnica Airbase", other names for BJY include "Aerodrom Batajnica" and "Аеродром Батајница".
- During the 1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia the airbase was heavily bombed for 25 days and sustaining heavy damage.
- The furthest airport from Batajnica Airbase (BJY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,609 miles (18,683 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Batajnica Airbase (BJY) is Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of BJY.
- Batajnica Airbase is a military airbase in Serbia.
- In June 2006, two USAF F-16 fighter jets, visited Batajnica airbase.
- Construction of the airbase started in 1947 and was completed in 1951, when the airbase was officially opened.
- Batajnica Airbase (BJY) currently has only 1 runway.
