Nonstop flight route between Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India and Schenectady, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vijayawada Airport (VGA), Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India and Schenectady County Airport (SCH), Schenectady, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,028 miles (or 12,919 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 Vijayawada Airport and Schenectady County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VGA / VBOZ |
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Location: | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°31'59"N by 80°40'0"E |
Area Served: | Vijayawada |
Operator/Owner: | AAI |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 82 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from VGA |
More Information: | VGA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SCH / KSCH |
Airport Name: | Schenectady County Airport |
Location: | Schenectady, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°51'8"N by 73°55'44"W |
Area Served: | Schenectady, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Schenectady County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 378 feet (115 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SCH |
More Information: | SCH Maps & Info |
Facts about Vijayawada Airport (VGA):
- Private airlines, Spicejet and Jet Airways introduced a direct flight from Gannavaram to Hyderabad.
- In addition to being known as "Vijayawada Airport", other names for VGA include "Gannavaram Airport" and "VOBZ".
- The furthest airport from Vijayawada Airport (VGA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,459 miles (18,441 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Vijayawada Airport is situated at a distance of 18 kilometers from the city of Vijayawada on National Highway 5 connecting Chennai to Kolkata.
- The airfield served as an army base during the World War II and at that time only defense airlines were the one taking flights from here.
- Vijayawada Airport (VGA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Vijayawada Airport's relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Vijayawada 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 Vijayawada Airport (VGA) is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD), which is located 156 miles (251 kilometers) WNW of VGA.
Facts about Schenectady County Airport (SCH):
- The furthest airport from Schenectady County Airport (SCH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,651 miles (18,750 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Schenectady County Airport (SCH) is Albany International Airport (ALB), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SE of SCH.
- Schenectady County Airport covers an area of 750 acres at an elevation of 378 feet above mean sea level.
- Schenectady County Airport (SCH) has 3 runways.
- Because of Schenectady County Airport's relatively low elevation of 378 feet, planes can take off or land at Schenectady 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.