Nonstop flight route between Mascot (near Sydney), Australia and Agra, India:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD), Mascot (near Sydney), Australia and Agra Airport (AGR), Agra, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,384 miles (or 10,274 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 Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport and Agra 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 Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport and Agra Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD):

• Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is nearly antipodal to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (meaning Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santa Maria Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,543 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
• In addition to being known as "Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport", another name for SYD is "Kingsford-Smith Airport".
• Because of Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Sydney (Kingsford Smith) 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.
• In 1921 the federal government purchased 161 acres in Mascot for the purpose of creating a public airfield.
• The closest airport to Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD) is Bankstown Airport (BWU), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) W of SYD.
• The issue of a second airport for Sydney arose again after the Rudd government was elected in 2007.
• Sydney Airport's International terminal underwent a $500 million renovation that was completed in mid-2010.
• Terminal 2, located in the airport's north-eastern section, was the former home of Ansett Australia's domestic operations.

Facts about Agra Airport (AGR):

• Agra Airport (AGR) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Agra Airport (AGR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,983 miles (19,285 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• The closest airport to Agra Airport (AGR) is Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Airport (GWL), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) SSE of AGR.
• Air Force Station Agra was established on 15 August 1947 and placed under the command of Wing Commander Shivdev Singh, who was the incumbent commander of the No.
• In addition to being known as "Agra Airport", other names for AGR include "आगरा हवाईअड्डा" and "Kheria Air Force Station".
• Because of Agra Airport's relatively low elevation of 551 feet, planes can take off or land at Agra 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 base has remained unchanged, although many of the aircraft, squadrons, officers, and men have come and gone.