Nonstop flight route between Zaranj, Afghanistan and Sheffield, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Zaranj Airport (ZAJ), Zaranj, Afghanistan and Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), Sheffield, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,453 miles (or 5,557 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 Zaranj Airport and Sheffield City Heliport, 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 Zaranj Airport and Sheffield City Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZAJ / OAZJ |
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Location: | Zaranj, Afghanistan |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°58'10"N by 61°52'0"E |
Area Served: | Zaranj, Nimruz Province |
Operator/Owner: | Afghanistan |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1581 feet (482 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from ZAJ |
More Information: | ZAJ Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Zaranj Airport (ZAJ):
- The furthest airport from Zaranj Airport (ZAJ) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,849 miles (19,069 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Zaranj Airport", other names for ZAJ include "Zaranj Airport (Zaranj)" and "KDH".
- The closest airport to Zaranj Airport (ZAJ) is Zabol Airport (ACZ), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) WNW of ZAJ.
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.
- There has been a degree of controversy over whether there was any incentive for Peel to promote the airport.
- 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.
- 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.