Nonstop flight route between Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom and Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between East Midlands Airport (EMA), Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom and Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS), Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,610 miles (or 7,419 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 Midlands Airport and Sechelt Aerodrome, 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 Midlands Airport and Sechelt Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | YHS / |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°27'38"N by 123°43'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | District of Sechelt |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 300 feet (91 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YHS |
More Information: | YHS Maps & Info |
Facts about East Midlands Airport (EMA):
- 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 (EMA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The nearest railway station is East Midlands Parkway, which is 4 miles away.
- 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.
- East Midlands Airport handled 4,334,117 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to East Midlands Airport (EMA) is RAF Cottesmore (OKH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of EMA.
- By 2006, annual passengers had reached 4.72 million, twelfth highest in the UK.
- The airport was originally a Royal Air Force station, RAF Castle Donington, which was decommissioned in 1946.
- Expansion was swift, with a further runway extension to 2,283 m and terminal upgrade in the late 1970s.
- Other airlines operating from the airport include Aurigny Air Services, Eastern Airways and summer holiday charters by Freebird Airlines, Onur Air and BH Air.
- With growing passenger and cargo traffic, further expansion was proposed for the airport in 1992.
Facts about Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS):
- The furthest airport from Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,676 miles (17,182 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) is Pender Harbour Water Aerodrome (YPT), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NW of YHS.
- In addition to being known as "Sechelt Aerodrome", another name for YHS is "CAP3".
- Sechelt Aerodrome (YHS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sechelt Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 300 feet, planes can take off or land at Sechelt Aerodrome 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.