Nonstop flight route between Aswan, Egypt and Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aswan International Airport (ASW), Aswan, Egypt and Blackbushe Airport (BBS), Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,597 miles (or 4,180 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 Aswan International Airport and Blackbushe 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 Aswan International Airport and Blackbushe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASW / HESN |
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Location: | Aswan, Egypt |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°57'51"N by 32°49'10"E |
Area Served: | Aswan, Egypt |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 662 feet (202 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASW |
More Information: | ASW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBS / EGLK |
Airport Name: | Blackbushe Airport |
Location: | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°19'26"N by 0°50'51"W |
Operator/Owner: | Blackbushe Airport Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private-owned, Public-use |
Elevation: | 325 feet (99 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BBS |
More Information: | BBS Maps & Info |
Facts about Aswan International Airport (ASW):
- The closest airport to Aswan International Airport (ASW) is Luxor International Airport (LXR), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) N of ASW.
- Because of Aswan International Airport's relatively low elevation of 662 feet, planes can take off or land at Aswan International 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 furthest airport from Aswan International Airport (ASW) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Aswan International Airport (meaning Aswan International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,151 miles (19,555 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- Aswan International Airport (ASW) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Aswan International Airport", other names for ASW include "مطار أسوان الدولي" and "Daraw Airport".
Facts about Blackbushe Airport (BBS):
- The airport started life in 1942 as RAF Hartford Bridge, and it was used by RAF squadrons throughout the remainder of Second World War for reconnaissance, defence and strike operations using Spitfires and Mosquitoes.
- Blackbushe Airport (BBS) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 15 July 1978, the airfield was the location for an open-air concert, the Picnic at Blackbushe, which was attended by some 200,000 people.
- It is one of several airfields eclipsed since 1958 by the growth of London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport.
- Because of Blackbushe Airport's relatively low elevation of 325 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackbushe 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 furthest airport from Blackbushe Airport (BBS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,884 miles (19,126 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Blackbushe is situated alongside the A30 road between Camberley and Hook.
- The closest airport to Blackbushe Airport (BBS) is Farnborough Airport (FAB), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) SE of BBS.
- From the early 1950s, the United States Navy had a facility on the north-east edge of the airport which frequently handled visiting naval aircraft.