Nonstop flight route between Newburgh, New York, United States and Poughkeepsie, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Stewart International Airport (SWF), Newburgh, New York, United States and Dutchess County Airport (POU), Poughkeepsie, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 14 miles (or 23 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 Stewart International Airport and Dutchess County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SWF / KSWF |
| Airport Name: | Stewart International Airport |
| Location: | Newburgh, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°30'15"N by 74°6'16"W |
| Area Served: | Hudson Valley |
| Operator/Owner: | State of New York |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 491 feet (150 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SWF |
| More Information: | SWF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | POU / KPOU |
| Airport Name: | Dutchess County Airport |
| Location: | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°37'36"N by 73°53'3"W |
| Area Served: | Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Operator/Owner: | Dutchess County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 165 feet (50 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from POU |
| More Information: | POU Maps & Info |
Facts about Stewart International Airport (SWF):
- Because of Stewart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 491 feet, planes can take off or land at Stewart 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.
- SPARC, the Orange County Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs and the national Sierra Club filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging that required environmental reviews were not done or done improperly.
- In 1934 Douglas MacArthur, then superintendent of the United States Military Academy, proposed flight training cadets at the airport.
- Stewart International Airport (SWF) has 2 runways.
- Federal law at the time required that all airports providing passenger service had to be owned by some public entity.
- The closest airport to Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Orange County Airport (MGJ), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of SWF.
- The furthest airport from Stewart International Airport (SWF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,712 miles (18,848 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The next year the state transferred control from MTA to its own Department of Transportation, with a mandate to improve and develop the airport.
- But those people who remained or moved up from more crowded areas to the south had begun to enjoy the outdoor recreation possibilities the lands, referred to variously as the Stewart Properties or the buffer, offered.
Facts about Dutchess County Airport (POU):
- Because of Dutchess County Airport's relatively low elevation of 165 feet, planes can take off or land at Dutchess County 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 Dutchess County Airport (POU) is Stewart International Airport (SWF), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SW of POU.
- When Stewart International Airport, which is located just across the Hudson River, started commercial operations in 1990, most commercial airline service ended at Dutchess County Airport.
- In the 1950s, scheduled air carrier service was provided at Dutchess County Airport by Colonial Airlines.
- Dutchess County Airport (POU) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Dutchess County Airport (POU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,714 miles (18,852 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
