Nonstop flight route between Baghdad, Iraq and Greenville, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baghdad International Airport (SDA), Baghdad, Iraq and Majors Airport (GVT), Greenville, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,177 miles (or 11,551 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 Baghdad International Airport and Majors 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 Baghdad International Airport and Majors Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SDA / ORBI |
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Location: | Baghdad, Iraq |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°15'45"N by 44°14'3"E |
Operator/Owner: | Iraqi Government |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 114 feet (35 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDA |
More Information: | SDA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GVT / KGVT |
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Location: | Greenville, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°4'4"N by 96°3'55"W |
Area Served: | Greenville, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Greenville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 535 feet (163 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GVT |
More Information: | GVT Maps & Info |
Facts about Baghdad International Airport (SDA):
- In addition to being known as "Baghdad International Airport", other names for SDA include "مطار بغداد الدولي", "Matar Baġdād ad-Dowaly" and "BGW".
- Baghdad International Airport (SDA) has 2 runways.
- Terminal C has been refreshed with three active gate areas for carriers operating from the airport.
- The furthest airport from Baghdad International Airport (SDA) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,732 miles (18,880 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- Because of Baghdad International Airport's relatively low elevation of 114 feet, planes can take off or land at Baghdad 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.
- The closest airport to Baghdad International Airport (SDA) is Baghdad International Airport (BGW), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of SDA.
- In April 2003, US-led forces invaded Iraq and changed the airport's name to Baghdad International Airport.
Facts about Majors Airport (GVT):
- The closest airport to Majors Airport (GVT) is Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (SLR), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) ENE of GVT.
- Majors Airport, named for Lieutenant Truett Majors, the first Hunt County native to perish in World War II, began operations on June 26, 1942, as a training center for the United States Army Air Forces.
- The furthest airport from Majors Airport (GVT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,871 miles (17,496 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Majors Airport (GVT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport had airline flights for a year or two around 1951.
- Because of Majors Airport's relatively low elevation of 535 feet, planes can take off or land at Majors 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.
- On 5 March 2014 a regional American Eagle jet heading from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport made an emergency landing after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit.
- In addition to being known as "Majors Airport", another name for GVT is "Majors Army Airfield".
- Majors Airport is a city-owned airport five miles southeast of Greenville, in Hunt County, Texas.