Nonstop flight route between Sheffield, England, United Kingdom and Sunyani, Ghana:
Departure Airport:
(53°23'39"N by 1°23'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(7°21'42"N by 2°19'42"W)
Distance from SZD to NYI:
3,180.98 miles (5,119.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), Sheffield, England, United Kingdom and Sunyani Airport (NYI), Sunyani, Ghana would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,181 miles (or 5,119 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 Sheffield City Heliport and Sunyani 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 Sheffield City Heliport and Sunyani Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZD / EGSY |
| Airport Name: | Sheffield City Heliport |
| Location: | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°23'39"N by 1°23'18"W |
| Area Served: | Sheffield |
| Operator/Owner: | Peel Airports and Heliports |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 231 feet (70 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SZD |
| More Information: | SZD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NYI / DGSN |
| Airport Name: | Sunyani Airport |
| Location: | Sunyani, Ghana |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°21'42"N by 2°19'42"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1014 feet (309 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NYI |
| More Information: | NYI Maps & Info |
Facts about Sheffield City Heliport (SZD):
- Because of Sheffield City Heliport's relatively low elevation of 231 feet, planes can take off or land at Sheffield City Heliport 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 airport was built as part of a plan by the Sheffield Development Corporation to regenerate a very rundown old industrial area and to reclaim the land, which had previously been mined and was the site of derelict steelworks and waste tips.
- In the end the last scheduled airline pulled out in 2002, after the airport had passed into the hands of Peel Airports, who were shortly to be opening Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield airport, approximately 25 miles away.
- The furthest airport from Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,799 miles (18,989 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) is Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of SZD.
Facts about Sunyani Airport (NYI):
- The closest airport to Sunyani Airport (NYI) is Soko Airport (BDK), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) NNW of NYI.
- The furthest airport from Sunyani Airport (NYI) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Sunyani Airport (meaning Sunyani Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,305 miles (19,803 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Sunyani Airport (NYI) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 16.79 miles (27.02 km) ENE | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 34.46 miles (55.46 km) NNW | Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) | Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 36.64 miles (58.97 km) W | Manchester Airport (MAN) | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 38.99 miles (62.74 km) S | East Midlands Airport (EMA) | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 44.45 miles (71.53 km) ENE | Humberside Airport (HUY) | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 48.71 miles (78.39 km) E | RAF Binbrook (GSY) | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 54.66 miles (87.97 km) ESE | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 55.19 miles (88.83 km) SE | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 60.39 miles (97.18 km) W | Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 65.97 miles (106.16 km) WNW | Warton Aerodrome (WRT) | Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 66.67 miles (107.29 km) SSW | Birmingham Airport (BHX) | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 67.32 miles (108.34 km) WSW | Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG) | Chester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 70.69 miles (113.77 km) S | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 72.15 miles (116.11 km) WNW | Blackpool International Airport (BLK) | Blackpool, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 77.06 miles (124.01 km) N | Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) | Teesside, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,799.22 miles (18,988.96 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,791.59 miles (18,976.67 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,772.67 miles (18,946.23 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,763.53 miles (18,931.52 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,737.74 miles (18,890.01 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,735.98 miles (18,887.18 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,725.39 miles (18,870.14 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,711.79 miles (18,848.25 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,707.95 miles (18,842.08 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,704.10 miles (18,835.87 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,698.56 miles (18,826.95 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,676.65 miles (18,791.70 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,668.23 miles (18,778.16 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,665.55 miles (18,773.83 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,646.83 miles (18,743.71 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 54.15 miles (87.14 km) NNW | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 2 | 67.54 miles (108.69 km) SE | Kumasi Airport (KMS) | Kumasi, Ghana | |
| 3 | 139.44 miles (224.41 km) NNW | Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 4 | 148.00 miles (238.19 km) SSW | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 5 | 165.96 miles (267.09 km) WSW | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 174.57 miles (280.94 km) SSE | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| 7 | 181.76 miles (292.51 km) NNE | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 8 | 181.90 miles (292.74 km) SW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 189.81 miles (305.48 km) W | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 191.70 miles (308.51 km) SE | Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) | Accra, Ghana | |
| 11 | 194.82 miles (313.54 km) WNW | Katiola Airport (KTC) | Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 210.61 miles (338.94 km) W | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 216.41 miles (348.27 km) NNW | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 234.26 miles (377.00 km) WSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 15 | 249.83 miles (402.07 km) NW | Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK) | Ferkessédougou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,305.08 miles (19,803.05 km) SW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 12,103.51 miles (19,478.66 km) S | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 12,006.23 miles (19,322.10 km) SSE | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,876.33 miles (19,113.05 km) SSW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 5 | 11,853.82 miles (19,076.83 km) SW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 6 | 11,845.86 miles (19,064.01 km) SSE | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,833.06 miles (19,043.42 km) SSE | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,797.70 miles (18,986.51 km) S | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 9 | 11,787.46 miles (18,970.03 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,756.94 miles (18,920.91 km) SSE | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,736.94 miles (18,888.73 km) S | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,728.06 miles (18,874.43 km) SSE | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 13 | 11,723.31 miles (18,866.78 km) S | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,719.09 miles (18,860.00 km) SSE | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,718.51 miles (18,859.06 km) S | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |