Nonstop flight route between Kansas City, Missouri, United States and Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC), Kansas City, Missouri, United States and Shoreham Airport (ESH), Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,359 miles (or 7,016 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 Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport and Shoreham 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 Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport and Shoreham Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MKC / KMKC |
Airport Name: | Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport |
Location: | Kansas City, Missouri, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°7'23"N by 94°35'34"W |
Area Served: | Kansas City, Missouri |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 756 feet (230 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MKC |
More Information: | MKC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESH / EGKA |
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Location: | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°50'8"N by 0°17'49"W |
Area Served: | South of West Sussex |
Operator/Owner: | Brighton City Airport Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESH |
More Information: | ESH Maps & Info |
Facts about Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC):
- Despite concerns about the airport being unsafe, Air Force One frequently uses it during Presidential visits.
- The airport is on the north side of the confluence of the Kansas River and Missouri River.
- Because of Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport's relatively low elevation of 756 feet, planes can take off or land at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown 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.
- Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) is Kansas City International Airport (MCI), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) NNW of MKC.
- The furthest airport from Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,758 miles (17,313 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- It is home to the National Airline History Museum, and the TWA Museum.
Facts about Shoreham Airport (ESH):
- During the First World War the aerodrome was used by the Royal Flying Corps.
- The aerodrome became an airport for the adjacent towns of Brighton, Hove and Worthing in the 1930s.
- The Shoreham Airport Visitor Centre features exhibits about the airport's history and area aviation history, a library and archive of related historic materials and guided tours of the airport.
- Shoreham Airport (ESH) has 4 runways.
- Shoreham Airport handled 1,500 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Shoreham Airport", another name for ESH is "Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport".
- In 2006, due to mounting debts the airport was sold by the local authority to a property company on a 150-year lease.
- 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.
- 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.
- Once every year in the late summer, the airport is host to the Royal Air Forces Association Shoreham Airshow.
- The closest airport to Shoreham Airport (ESH) is Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) W of ESH.
- The 2007 show raised in excess of £150,000 for the Royal Air Forces Association, a record achievement.