Nonstop flight route between Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom and Siorapaluk, Greenland:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shoreham Airport (ESH), Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom and Siorapaluk Heliport (SRK), Siorapaluk, Greenland would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,531 miles (or 4,074 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 Shoreham Airport and Siorapaluk 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 Shoreham Airport and Siorapaluk Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Shoreham Airport (ESH):

• During the First World War the aerodrome was used by the Royal Flying Corps.
• Shoreham Airport handled 1,500 passengers last year.
• The aerodrome became an airport for the adjacent towns of Brighton, Hove and Worthing in the 1930s.
• The airport is used by privately owned light aeroplanes, flying schools, and for light aircraft and helicopter maintenance and sales.
• In addition to being known as "Shoreham Airport", another name for ESH is "Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport".
• Because of Shoreham Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Shoreham 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 furthest airport from Shoreham Airport (ESH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,919 miles (19,182 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The pre-war Municipal Hangar was Listed Grade II in July 2007.
• In 1949, F G Miles Engineering Ltd moved to Shoreham from Redhill Aerodrome and soon occupied the repaired Municipal Hangar.
• The 2007 show raised in excess of £150,000 for the Royal Air Forces Association, a record achievement.
• A halt on the West Coastway Line was opened in 1910, just in front of the main building of the airport.
• Shoreham Airport (ESH) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to Shoreham Airport (ESH) is Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) W of ESH.

Facts about Siorapaluk Heliport (SRK):

• The closest airport to Siorapaluk Heliport (SRK) is Thule Air Base (THU), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) SSE of SRK.
• Because of Siorapaluk Heliport's relatively low elevation of 102 feet, planes can take off or land at Siorapaluk 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.
• The furthest airport from Siorapaluk Heliport (SRK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 9,814 miles (15,793 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.