Nonstop flight route between Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom and Covilhã, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between East Midlands Airport (EMA), Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom and Covilhã Airport (COV), Covilhã, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 915 miles (or 1,473 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 East Midlands Airport and Covilhã Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EMA / EGNX | 
| Airport Name: | East Midlands Airport | 
| Location: | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°49'51"N by 1°19'40"W | 
| Area Served: | East Midlands | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 306 feet (93 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from EMA | 
| More Information: | EMA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | COV / LPCV | 
| Airport Name: | Covilhã Airport | 
| Location: | Covilhã, Portugal | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°15'52"N by 7°28'48"W | 
| Elevation: | 1572 feet (479 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from COV | 
| More Information: | COV Maps & Info | 
Facts about East Midlands Airport (EMA):
- DHL Aviation opened a new £35m cargo facility on site in 2000, and in the same year a business park was constructed next to the airport.
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of East Midlands Airport's relatively low elevation of 306 feet, planes can take off or land at East Midlands 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.
- East Midlands Airport handled 4,334,117 passengers last year.
- Following increasing overcrowding at the terminal building, the airport facilities have been extended and remodelled.
- The furthest airport from East Midlands Airport (EMA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- It was announced on 13 April 2011 that Bmibaby would close its Manchester and Cardiff bases, moving an additional service to East Midlands Airport with increased frequencies and new routes for summer 2012.
- The closest airport to East Midlands Airport (EMA) is RAF Cottesmore (OKH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of EMA.
- The nearest railway station is East Midlands Parkway, which is 4 miles away.
Facts about Covilhã Airport (COV):
- The closest airport to Covilhã Airport (COV) is Coimbra Airport (CBP), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) W of COV.
- Covilhã Airport (COV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Covilhã Airport (COV) is Takaka Aerodrome (KTF), which is nearly antipodal to Covilhã Airport (meaning Covilhã Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Takaka Aerodrome), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Takaka, New Zealand.




