Nonstop flight route between Asaba, Delta, Niger and Sheffield, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Asaba International Airport (ABB), Asaba, Delta, Niger and Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), Sheffield, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,292 miles (or 5,298 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 Asaba International Airport and Sheffield City Heliport, 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 Asaba International Airport and Sheffield City Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABB / EGUD |
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Location: | Asaba, Delta, Niger |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°12'11"N by 6°39'32"E |
Area Served: | Asaba, Nigeria |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ABB |
More Information: | ABB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZD / EGSY |
Airport Name: | Sheffield City Heliport |
Location: | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°23'39"N by 1°23'18"W |
Area Served: | Sheffield |
Operator/Owner: | Peel Airports and Heliports |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 231 feet (70 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SZD |
More Information: | SZD Maps & Info |
Facts about Asaba International Airport (ABB):
- Asaba International Airport (ABB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Asaba International Airport (ABB) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Asaba International Airport (meaning Asaba International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,174 miles (19,592 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- In addition to being known as "Asaba International Airport", another name for ABB is "DNAS".
- The closest airport to Asaba International Airport (ABB) is Akanu Ibiam International Airport ( AIIA ) (ENU), which is located 65 miles (104 kilometers) ENE of ABB.
Facts about Sheffield City Heliport (SZD):
- The airport was built as part of a plan by the Sheffield Development Corporation to regenerate a very rundown old industrial area and to reclaim the land, which had previously been mined and was the site of derelict steelworks and waste tips.
- The closest airport to Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) is Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of SZD.
- Because of Sheffield City Heliport's relatively low elevation of 231 feet, planes can take off or land at Sheffield City Heliport 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 the end the last scheduled airline pulled out in 2002, after the airport had passed into the hands of Peel Airports, who were shortly to be opening Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield airport, approximately 25 miles away.
- Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,799 miles (18,989 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.