Nonstop flight route between Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom and Doncaster, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Colonsay Airport (CSA), Colonsay, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), Doncaster, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 275 miles (or 442 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 relatively short distance between Colonsay Airport and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Colonsay Airport (CSA):

• Because of Colonsay Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Colonsay 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.
• Colonsay Airport (CSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Colonsay Airport (CSA) is Islay Airport (ILY), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) S of CSA.
• In addition to being known as "Colonsay Airport", other names for CSA include "Port-adhair Colbhasaigh" and "EGEY".
• The furthest airport from Colonsay Airport (CSA) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,759 miles (18,925 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.

Facts about Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA):

• During the First World War, it was used as a base by the Royal Flying Corps as they intercepted German Zeppelins targeting the industrial cities of the North.
• 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 handled 690,351 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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.
• On 6 January 2010, Paul Chambers, who was intending to travel from Doncaster Sheffield, posted a message to Twitter threatening to bomb the airport.
• The airport currently has a single runway designated 02/20, with a length of 2,895 by 60 m, making it longer and wider than those at many other airports in Northern England.
• Inside the passenger terminal are 24 check in desks, 6 departure gates and 3 baggage carousels.
• 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.
• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) currently has only 1 runway.