Nonstop flight route between Manchester, United Kingdom and Desroches Island, Seychelles:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manchester Airport (MAN), Manchester, United Kingdom and Desroches Island Airport (DES), Desroches Island, Seychelles would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,205 miles (or 8,377 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 Manchester Airport and Desroches Island 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 Manchester Airport and Desroches Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MAN / EGCC |
Airport Name: | Manchester Airport |
Location: | Manchester, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°21'14"N by 2°16'29"W |
Area Served: | Manchester, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Manchester Airports Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 257 feet (78 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MAN |
More Information: | MAN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DES / FSDR |
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Location: | Desroches Island, Seychelles |
GPS Coordinates: | 5°41'41"S by 53°39'1"E |
Operator/Owner: | Island Deveoplment Company (IDC) |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DES |
More Information: | DES Maps & Info |
Facts about Manchester Airport (MAN):
- In the Summer of 2009, a £50 million redevelopment programme for Terminal 1 was completed.
- Manchester Airport handled 20,751,581 passengers last year.
- Passenger flow on Terminal 1's gating piers is due to be realigned, with plans to redesign the piers so departures and arrivals do not contraflow on the same level, allowing larger seating areas at the gates, express retail outlets, and a dedicated lounge and gating area for future Airbus A380 flights.
- The furthest airport from Manchester Airport (MAN) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,824 miles (19,029 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Manchester Airport (MAN) is Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) W of MAN.
- Because of Manchester Airport's relatively low elevation of 257 feet, planes can take off or land at Manchester 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.
- North American carriers at Manchester include American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and US Airways.
- Manchester Airport (MAN) has 2 runways.
Facts about Desroches Island Airport (DES):
- Because of Desroches Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Desroches Island 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 addition to being known as "Desroches Island Airport", another name for DES is "Desroches Island".
- Desroches Island Airport (DES) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Desroches Island Airport (DES) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,058 miles (17,796 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Desroches Island Airport (DES) is Seychelles International Airport (SEZ), which is located 147 miles (236 kilometers) ENE of DES.