Nonstop flight route between Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom and Delta, Utah, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shoreham Airport (ESH), Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom and Delta Municipal Airport (DTA), Delta, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,981 miles (or 8,017 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 Shoreham Airport and Delta Municipal 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 Shoreham Airport and Delta Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESH / EGKA |
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| Location: | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°50'8"N by 0°17'49"W |
| Area Served: | South of West Sussex |
| Operator/Owner: | Brighton City Airport Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ESH |
| More Information: | ESH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DTA / KDTA |
| Airport Name: | Delta Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Delta, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°22'50"N by 112°30'28"W |
| Area Served: | Delta, Utah |
| Operator/Owner: | Delta City Corporation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4759 feet (1,451 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DTA |
| More Information: | DTA Maps & Info |
Facts about Shoreham Airport (ESH):
- Effective 7 May 2013, there are no regular scheduled passenger services from the airport.
- The landing area was entirely grass until a tarmac runway was built in 1981.
- Shoreham Airport (ESH) has 4 runways.
- The airport is used by privately owned light aeroplanes, flying schools, and for light aircraft and helicopter maintenance and sales.
- Shoreham Airport handled 1,500 passengers last year.
- A B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed at the airfield after being damaged during a raid on Germany.
- The furthest airport from Shoreham Airport (ESH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,919 miles (19,182 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Shoreham Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Shoreham 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.
- The closest airport to Shoreham Airport (ESH) is Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) W of ESH.
- In addition to being known as "Shoreham Airport", another name for ESH is "Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport".
Facts about Delta Municipal Airport (DTA):
- Delta Municipal Airport (DTA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Delta Municipal Airport covers an area of 896 acres at an elevation of 4,759 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Delta Municipal Airport (DTA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,059 miles (17,797 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Delta Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,759 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DTA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DTA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Delta Municipal Airport (DTA) is Fillmore Municipal Airport (FIL), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) SSE of DTA.
