Nonstop flight route between Savannah, Georgia (near Hilton Head, South Carolina), United States and St. George's, Grenada:
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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 Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND), St. George's, Grenada would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,858 miles (or 2,990 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 relatively short distance between Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport and Maurice Bishop International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | GND / TGPY |
Airport Name: | Maurice Bishop International Airport |
Location: | St. George's, Grenada |
GPS Coordinates: | 12°0'15"N by 61°47'9"W |
Operator/Owner: | Grenada Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 41 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GND |
More Information: | GND Maps & Info |
Facts about Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV):
- 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 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.
- Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) has 2 runways.
- 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 terminal expansion project was completed in July 2007, adding five departure gates.
- Also located on the airport is Savannah Air National Guard Base, home to the 165th Airlift Wing of the Georgia Air National Guard.
- 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.
Facts about Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND):
- The airport houses the Grenada Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority.
- Because of Maurice Bishop International Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Maurice Bishop 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.
- Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) is Lauriston Airport (CRU), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNE of GND.
- The furthest airport from Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Maurice Bishop International Airport (meaning Maurice Bishop International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,222 miles (19,669 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- The unfinished airport was chosen as the jump off point for the invasion of the island by the United States of America in October 1983.
- More than 500 Rangers from 1st and 2nd Battalions of the United States Army 75th Ranger Regiment conducted a risky daylight low altitude parachute assault onto the airport.