Nonstop flight route between Ipswich, England and Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ipswich Airport (IPW), Ipswich, England and Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB), Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,217 miles (or 6,787 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 Ipswich Airport and Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base, 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 Ipswich Airport and Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IPW / EGSE |
Airport Name: | Ipswich Airport |
Location: | Ipswich, England |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°1'50"N by 1°11'40"E |
Airport Type: | Closed |
Elevation: | 128 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IPW |
More Information: | IPW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SPB / |
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Location: | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 18°20'18"N by 64°56'26"W |
Operator/Owner: | Virgin Islands Port Authority |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SPB |
More Information: | SPB Maps & Info |
Facts about Ipswich Airport (IPW):
- Ipswich Airport (IPW) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Ipswich Airport (IPW) is RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NW of IPW.
- The furthest airport from Ipswich Airport (IPW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,859 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Ipswich Airport's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Ipswich 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.
- From its earliest days, the airport was home to a wide variety of privately owned and flying club operated aircraft.
- Ipswich Airport is a former airfield on the outskirts of Ipswich, Suffolk England.
Facts about Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB):
- The closest airport to Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) is Cyril E. King Airport (STT), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) W of SPB.
- The furthest airport from Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) is Barrow Island Airport (BWB), which is nearly antipodal to Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (meaning Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barrow Island Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,732 kilometers) away in Barrow Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base 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.
- Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base (SPB) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Charlotte Amalie Harbor Seaplane Base", other names for SPB include "St. Thomas Seaplane Base" and "VI22".