Nonstop flight route between Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom and Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between London Southend Airport (SEN), Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom and NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,562 miles (or 5,733 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 London Southend Airport and NAS JRB Willow Grove, 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 London Southend Airport and NAS JRB Willow Grove. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEN / EGMC |
Airport Name: | London Southend Airport |
Location: | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°34'13"N by 0°41'35"E |
Area Served: | Southend, Essex and east London areas |
Operator/Owner: | Stobart Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SEN |
More Information: | SEN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NXX / KNXX |
Airport Name: | NAS JRB Willow Grove |
Location: | Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°11'59"N by 75°8'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 335 feet (102 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NXX |
More Information: | NXX Maps & Info |
Facts about London Southend Airport (SEN):
- A four-star Holiday Inn hotel located adjacent to the airport entrance opened on 1 October 2012.
- Since 1986, Southend Airport has been home to Avro Vulcan XL426.
- The closest airport to London Southend Airport (SEN) is Rochester Airport (RCS), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of SEN.
- East Anglian Flying Services moved to Southend on 5 January 1947, their first scheduled service being a Southend—Rochester feeder service.
- Because of London Southend Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at London Southend 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.
- Freddie Laker's Air Charter Limited operated flights from Southend from 1949.
- Heavy maintenance services and hangars for aircraft up to Boeing 757 and Airbus A321 size are available.
- London Southend Airport (SEN) currently has only 1 runway.
- London Southend Airport handled 969,912 passengers last year.
- Southend Airport has a Civil Aviation Authority Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
- The furthest airport from London Southend Airport (SEN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,885 miles (19,126 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX):
- The closest airport to NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) is Wings Field (BBX), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of NXX.
- NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airfield shut down on March 31, 2011.
- Because of NAS JRB Willow Grove's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS JRB Willow Grove 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.
- On May 28, 2005, the Base Realignment and Closure commission recommended that NAS JRB Willow Grove be closed as part of the 2005 BRAC round, that the tenant Air Force Reserve Command airlift wing be inactivated and that Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve flying units relocate to McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey as tenant units.
- The furthest airport from NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,726 miles (18,871 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.