Nonstop flight route between El Fasher, Sudan and Sheffield, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between El Fashir Airport (ELF), El Fasher, Sudan and Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), Sheffield, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,112 miles (or 5,008 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 El Fashir Airport and Sheffield City Heliport, 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 El Fashir Airport and Sheffield City Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about El Fashir Airport (ELF):

• El Fashir Airport (ELF) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from El Fashir Airport (ELF) is Maupiti Airport (MAU), which is nearly antipodal to El Fashir Airport (meaning El Fashir Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maupiti Airport), and is located 12,184 miles (19,608 kilometers) away in Maupiti, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to El Fashir Airport (ELF) is Nyala Airport (UYL), which is located 111 miles (178 kilometers) SSW of ELF.

Facts about Sheffield City Heliport (SZD):

• An assessment commissioned by the City Council revealed it was losing £400,000 a year and was not sustainable.
• Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) is Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of SZD.
• Passenger figures ranged from 46,000 in 1998, 75,000 in 1999, 60,000 in 2000, 33,000 in 2001 and 13,000 in the airports final year of operation.
• Because of Sheffield City Heliport's relatively low elevation of 231 feet, planes can take off or land at Sheffield City Heliport 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 Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,799 miles (18,989 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.