Nonstop flight route between Waco, Texas, United States and Doncaster, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Waco Regional Airport (ACT), Waco, Texas, United States and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), Doncaster, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,734 miles (or 7,619 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 Waco Regional Airport and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, 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 Waco Regional Airport and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ACT / KACT |
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| Location: | Waco, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°36'41"N by 97°13'50"W |
| Area Served: | Waco, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Waco |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 516 feet (157 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ACT |
| More Information: | ACT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DSA / EGCN |
| Airport Name: | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield |
| Location: | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°28'31"N by 1°0'15"W |
| Area Served: | Doncaster, Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley (South Yorkshire), Retford, Worksop (Bassetlaw District) |
| Operator/Owner: | Peel Airports |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DSA |
| More Information: | DSA Maps & Info |
Facts about Waco Regional Airport (ACT):
- In addition to being known as "Waco Regional Airport", another name for ACT is "Blackland AAF".
- Waco Regional Airport (ACT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Waco Regional Airport (ACT) is TSTC Waco Airport (CNW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of ACT.
- The furthest airport from Waco Regional Airport (ACT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Waco Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 516 feet, planes can take off or land at Waco Regional 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 airport is a 20-25 minute drive to Downtown Waco and the Baylor University Campus.
- It was first a glider training school and in October 1942 Blackland was assigned to the AAF Gulf Coast Training Center, with the Army Air Force Pilot School activated.
Facts about Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA):
- The furthest airport from Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,785 miles (18,966 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield handled 690,351 passengers last year.
- Because of Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield 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.
- Wizz Air announced a new route for summer 2011 to Vilnius and Bucharest for summer 2014 in addition to its services to Gdansk, Katowice, Poznan, Warsaw and Wroclaw.
- The closest airport to Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of DSA.
- Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport's first commercial flight flew to Palma de Mallorca in Majorca, departing at 0915 on 28 April 2005.
- Since 2011, the airport has been the home base of the last remaining airworthy Avro Vulcan aircraft.
- In addition, the airport lies alongside the Doncaster to Lincoln railway line, and plans for a station at Finningley to replace that closed in 1961 were granted planning permission in 2008.
- A Ramada Encore chain hotel opened on 10 November 2008, with a 102 bed capacity.
