Nonstop flight route between Doncaster, England, United Kingdom and Gwadar, Pakistan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), Doncaster, England, United Kingdom and Gwadar International Airport (GWD), Gwadar, Pakistan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,749 miles (or 6,033 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 Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield and Gwadar International 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 Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield and Gwadar International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA):

• 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.
• 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.
• There are regular bus services linking the airport with Doncaster, Barnsley, Retford, Worksop and other surrounding areas.
• Thomson and First Choice are currently trying to re-open family and couple longhaul routes.
• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield handled 690,351 passengers last year.
• It was reopened as Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield in April 2005 after low-cost flights and rising passenger demand made a new commercial airport feasible.
• 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.
• A Ramada Encore chain hotel opened on 10 November 2008, with a 102 bed capacity.

Facts about Gwadar International Airport (GWD):

• The closest airport to Gwadar International Airport (GWD) is Jiwani (JIW), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WSW of GWD.
• Gwadar International Airport (GWD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Gwadar International Airport is a domestic and international airport situated 14 km north of the city centre of Gwadar, in the Balochistan province of Pakistan.
• Pakistan anticipates Gwadar becoming a regional economic hub and, in preparation for this, has issued a directive for the development of New Gwadar International Airport.
• The furthest airport from Gwadar International Airport (GWD) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,908 miles (19,165 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
• Because of Gwadar International Airport's relatively low elevation of 96 feet, planes can take off or land at Gwadar 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 town of Gwadar was purchased by Government of Pakistan from Sultan of Muscat in 1958.