Nonstop flight route between Dunkirk, New York, United States and Doncaster, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK), Dunkirk, New York, United States and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), Doncaster, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,510 miles (or 5,648 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 Chautauqua County/Dunkirk 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 Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK):

• The furthest airport from Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,460 miles (18,443 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport's relatively low elevation of 693 feet, planes can take off or land at Chautauqua County/Dunkirk 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.
• Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK) is Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport (JHW), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) S of DKK.

Facts about Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA):

• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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 airport was initially operated by Peel Airports, a division of The Peel Group.
• 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.
• 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.
• In early 2014, Linksair began new services to Belfast City and the Isle of Man.
• 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.