Nonstop flight route between Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia and Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sematan Airport (BSE), Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia and Shoreham Airport (ESH), Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,983 miles (or 11,238 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 Sematan Airport and Shoreham 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 Sematan Airport and Shoreham Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BSE / WBGN |
Airport Name: | Sematan Airport |
Location: | Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°48'48"N by 109°45'46"E |
Area Served: | Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Berhad |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from BSE |
More Information: | BSE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESH / EGKA |
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Location: | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°50'8"N by 0°17'49"W |
Area Served: | South of West Sussex |
Operator/Owner: | Brighton City Airport Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESH |
More Information: | ESH Maps & Info |
Facts about Sematan Airport (BSE):
- The closest airport to Sematan Airport (BSE) is Kuching International Airport (KCH), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) NE of BSE.
- The furthest airport from Sematan Airport (BSE) is La Pedrera Airport (LPD), which is nearly antipodal to Sematan Airport (meaning Sematan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Pedrera Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,924 kilometers) away in La Pedrera, Colombia.
Facts about Shoreham Airport (ESH):
- In addition to being known as "Shoreham Airport", another name for ESH is "Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport".
- A halt on the West Coastway Line was opened in 1910, just in front of the main building of the airport.
- The pre-war Municipal Hangar was Listed Grade II in July 2007.
- The closest airport to Shoreham Airport (ESH) is Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) W of ESH.
- The airfield was bombed several times and a Messerschmitt Bf 109 was shot down by ground fire during one such attack, crash-landing near the terminal building.
- The 2007 show raised in excess of £150,000 for the Royal Air Forces Association, a record achievement.
- Because of Shoreham Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Shoreham 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 Shoreham Airport (ESH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,919 miles (19,182 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- On 15 September 2007, a Second World War vintage Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft involved in the RAFA Air Display crashed near Lancing College.
- Shoreham Airport (ESH) has 4 runways.
- Shoreham Airport handled 1,500 passengers last year.