Nonstop flight route between Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom and Easton, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shoreham Airport (ESH), Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom and Easton State Airport (ESW), Easton, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,806 miles (or 7,734 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 Easton State 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 Easton State Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Shoreham Airport (ESH):

• Shoreham has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
• The South East Air Support Unit operates from Shoreham Airport.
• During the First World War the aerodrome was used by the Royal Flying Corps.
• On 2nd May 2014, Brighton City Airport Ltd took ownership of Shoreham Airport and operations, taking over from Albemarle.
• The first aviator to fly there was Harold Piffard in 1910.
• Shoreham Airport handled 1,500 passengers last year.
• 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 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.
• 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".
• Beagle Aircraft Ltd was formed at Shoreham on 7 October 1960 and design drawings were begun a few weeks later for a new prototype twin-engine light transport aircraft.
• Shoreham Airport (ESH) has 4 runways.

Facts about Easton State Airport (ESW):

• For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2007, the airport had 300 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 25 per month.
• The closest airport to Easton State Airport (ESW) is Bowers Field (ELN), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) ESE of ESW.
• Easton State Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles north of the central business district of Easton, in Kittitas County, Washington, United States.
• Easton State Airport covers an area of 28 acres and has a runway designated 9/27 with a turf surface measuring 2,640 by 100 feet, with a 300 feet displaced threshold on the west end.
• The furthest airport from Easton State Airport (ESW) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,770 miles (17,332 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Easton State Airport (ESW) currently has only 1 runway.