Nonstop flight route between Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States and Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS), Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States and Wick Airport (WIC), Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,331 miles (or 6,969 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 Steamboat Springs Airport and Wick 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 Steamboat Springs Airport and Wick Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SBS / KSBS |
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Location: | Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°30'57"N by 106°51'59"W |
Area Served: | Steamboat Springs, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | City of Steamboat Springs |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6882 feet (2,098 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SBS |
More Information: | SBS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WIC / EGPC |
Airport Name: | Wick Airport |
Location: | Wick, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°27'32"N by 3°5'35"W |
Area Served: | Wick, Highland |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from WIC |
More Information: | WIC Maps & Info |
Facts about Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS):
- Steamboat Springs Airport had scheduled passenger flights to Denver on Rocky Mountain Airways 50-passenger de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7s.
- The Civil Air Patrol has an office and aircraft at the airport.
- The closest airport to Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) is Yampa Valley Airport (HDN), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) W of SBS.
- Because of Steamboat Springs Airport's high elevation of 6,882 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SBS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SBS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Larger aircraft land at the Yampa Valley Airport 25 miles west of Steamboat Springs near Hayden, which can handle the Boeing 737 and 757 as well as the Airbus A319 and A320, and has mainline jet flights during ski season and year-round United Express regional jets and turboprops to Denver.
- Steamboat Springs Airport is a city owned airport three miles northwest of Steamboat Springs, in Routt County, Colorado.
- The furthest airport from Steamboat Springs Airport (SBS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,891 miles (17,527 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Steamboat Springs Airport", another name for SBS is "Bob Adams Field".
Facts about Wick Airport (WIC):
- Because of Wick Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Wick 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.
- Wick Airport is located 1 nautical mile north of the town of Wick in Caithness at the north-eastern extremity of the mainland of Scotland.
- Requisitioned by the Air Ministry during World War II, the airfield was extended with hard runways, hangars, and other buildings.
- Wick Airport (WIC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Wick Airport (WIC) is Kirkwall Airport (KOI), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) N of WIC.
- The furthest airport from Wick Airport (WIC) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,559 miles (18,602 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.