Nonstop flight route between Enschede, Netherlands and Sharjah, United Arab Emirates:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Enschede Airport Twente (ENS), Enschede, Netherlands and Sharjah International Airport (SHJ), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,127 miles (or 5,032 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 Enschede Airport Twente and Sharjah 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 Enschede Airport Twente and Sharjah 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 Enschede Airport Twente (ENS):

• Currently there are no scheduled flights from Enschede Airport.
• In addition to being known as "Enschede Airport Twente", another name for ENS is "(Advanced Landing Ground B-106)".
• Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) is Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) E of ENS.
• Because of Enschede Airport Twente's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Enschede Airport Twente 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 March of 2014 the government proposed that the airport could re-open for General Aviation users in 2015, and commercial traffic in 2016.
• Historical destinations include charter flights to Las Palmas, Antalya, Palma de Mallorca, Faro and Heraklion.
• Twente Airport was opened July 1931 by the mayor of Enschede, Edo Bergsma.
• For civil operations the airport was renamed to Enschede Airport Twente and ran by the privately held company Enschede Airport Twente BV.
• On 1 December 2010 the ownership of the airport grounds has been transferred to the Twente region and the city of Enschede.
• The furthest airport from Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,832 miles (19,042 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Sharjah International Airport (SHJ):

• The number of passengers passing through Sharjah International Airport has drastically increased in the past decade.
• Sharjah International Airport handled 7,516,538 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,763 miles (18,931 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• The closest airport to Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) is Dubai International Airport (DXB), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) WSW of SHJ.
• The airport was used by the United States Air Force 926th Tactical Fighter Group during Operation Desert Shield/Storm.
• Because of Sharjah International Airport's relatively low elevation of 116 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharjah 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.
• Sharjah International Airport is home base of the low-cost carrier Air Arabia.
• In addition to being known as "Sharjah International Airport", another name for SHJ is "مطار الشارقة الدولي".
• Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) currently has only 1 runway.