Nonstop flight route between Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom and Jijel, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shoreham Airport (ESH), Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom and Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL), Jijel, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,017 miles (or 1,636 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 Shoreham Airport and Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESH / EGKA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | GJL / DAAV | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Jijel, Algeria | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°47'42"N by 5°52'24"E | 
| Area Served: | Taher | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from GJL | 
| More Information: | GJL Maps & Info | 
Facts about Shoreham Airport (ESH):
- 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.
- Shoreham Airport handled 1,500 passengers last year.
- The airfield was bombed several times and a Messerschmitt Bf 109 was shot down by ground fire during one such attack, crash-landing near the terminal building.
- The Shoreham Airport Visitor Centre features exhibits about the airport's history and area aviation history, a library and archive of related historic materials and guided tours of the airport.
- 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.
- A B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed at the airfield after being damaged during a raid on Germany.
- Once every year in the late summer, the airport is host to the Royal Air Forces Association Shoreham Airshow.
- In addition to being known as "Shoreham Airport", another name for ESH is "Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport".
- Shoreham Airport (ESH) has 4 runways.
Facts about Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL):
- Because of Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Jijel Ferhat Abbas 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 Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL) is Soummam – Abane Ramdane Airport (BJA), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) W of GJL.
- The furthest airport from Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,987 miles (19,291 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport", another name for GJL is "AAE".
- Jijel Ferhat Abbas Airport (GJL) currently has only 1 runway.




