Nonstop flight route between Sasstown, Liberia and Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sasstown Airport (SAZ), Sasstown, Liberia and George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD), Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,454 miles (or 5,559 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 Sasstown Airport and George Best Belfast City 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 Sasstown Airport and George Best Belfast City Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAZ / GLST |
Airport Name: | Sasstown Airport |
Location: | Sasstown, Liberia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°40'0"N by 8°25'59"W |
Area Served: | Sasstown |
View all routes: | Routes from SAZ |
More Information: | SAZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHD / EGAC |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°37'5"N by 5°52'20"W |
Area Served: | Belfast, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | ABN AMRO |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BHD |
More Information: | BHD Maps & Info |
Facts about Sasstown Airport (SAZ):
- The furthest airport from Sasstown Airport (SAZ) is Aranuka Airport (AAK), which is nearly antipodal to Sasstown Airport (meaning Sasstown Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aranuka Airport), and is located 12,072 miles (19,429 kilometers) away in Aranuka, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Sasstown Airport (SAZ) is Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) WNW of SAZ.
Facts about George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD):
- In October 2012 Aer Lingus moved its services from Belfast International to the Airport.
- Following major capital investment Bombardier sold the airport in 2003 for £35 million to the Spanish company Ferrovial, the owner of BAA Airports.
- Because of George Best Belfast City Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at George Best Belfast City 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 George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,843 miles (19,059 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Sydenham Airport was established by Shorts beside its Belfast factory at Sydenham, Belfast in 1937.
- The airport is a major base for Flybe, which began operations at the airport in 1993 and is now the largest operator at Belfast City.
- The closest airport to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WNW of BHD.
- George Best Belfast City Airport handled 2,541,759 passengers last year.
- As the airport is adjacent to residential areas, the issue of noise pollution is a major one and a source of public debate.
- In addition to being known as "George Best Belfast City Airport", another name for BHD is "Belfast City Airport".
- Sydenham railway station is adjacent to the southern perimeter of the airport, across the A2 from the old passenger terminal.
- George Best Belfast City Airport is a single-runway airport in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
- George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) currently has only 1 runway.