Nonstop flight route between East London, South Africa and Scribner, Nebraska, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between East London Airport (ELS), East London, South Africa and Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB), Scribner, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,381 miles (or 15,097 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 East London Airport and Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield, 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 East London Airport and Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about East London Airport (ELS):

• East London Airport (ELS) has 2 runways.
• Passenger flights were undertaken by two de Havilland Moth planes on Saturday afternoons and all day on Sundays, weather permitting.
• East London's airport is a small but bustling one that plays an important role in the growing economy of the Eastern Cape.
• The furthest airport from East London Airport (ELS) is Kalaupapa Airport (LUP), which is located 11,569 miles (18,618 kilometers) away in Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States.
• The airport was renamed in 1994.
• In 1965 the airport was again moved, this time to its present site, 9 km west of the city centre.
• Because of East London Airport's relatively low elevation of 436 feet, planes can take off or land at East London 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.
• In 1944 a new airport was built at Collondale, about 2 km west of the present terminal building.
• The airport had an inauspicious beginning in 1927, when Lieut Colonel Alistair Miller asked the East London town council to help establish a municipal aerodrome at Woodbrook, west of the city.
• The closest airport to East London Airport (ELS) is Port Alfred Airport (AFD), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of ELS.

Facts about Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB):

• Schribner also became a camouflage school.
• Scribner State Airport covers an area of 789 acres at an elevation of 1,325 feet above mean sea level.
• The first official news that Scribner Army Airfield would be constructed came on 1 October 1942, with eviction notices given to area farmers shortly thereafter.
• The furthest airport from Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,636 miles (17,117 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Scribner State AirportScribner Army Airfield (SCB) is Fremont Municipal Airport (FET), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) SSE of SCB.