Nonstop flight route between Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom and Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shoreham Airport (ESH), Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom and Hood Army Airfield (HLR), Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,882 miles (or 7,857 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 Hood Army Airfield, 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 Hood Army Airfield. 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: | HLR / KHLR |
Airport Name: | Hood Army Airfield |
Location: | Fort Hood / Killeen, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°8'24"N by 97°42'54"W |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 924 feet (282 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from HLR |
More Information: | HLR Maps & Info |
Facts about Shoreham Airport (ESH):
- In addition to being known as "Shoreham Airport", another name for ESH is "Shoreham (Brighton City) 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.
- During the First World War the aerodrome was used by the Royal Flying Corps.
- 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.
- 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 (ESH) has 4 runways.
- During the Second World War the airfield operated a variety of military aircraft including Westland Lysanders that were later replaced by Supermarine Spitfires, Hawker Hurricanes, Boulton Paul Defiants and a pair of Bristol Beaufighters.
- On 15 September 2007, a Second World War vintage Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft involved in the RAFA Air Display crashed near Lancing College.
- The closest airport to Shoreham Airport (ESH) is Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) W of ESH.
- The pre-war Municipal Hangar was Listed Grade II in July 2007.
- Shoreham Airport handled 1,500 passengers last year.
- A halt on the West Coastway Line was opened in 1910, just in front of the main building of the airport.
- Shoreham has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
- In 1949, F G Miles Engineering Ltd moved to Shoreham from Redhill Aerodrome and soon occupied the repaired Municipal Hangar.
Facts about Hood Army Airfield (HLR):
- Because of Hood Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 924 feet, planes can take off or land at Hood Army Airfield 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 Hood Army Airfield (HLR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,022 miles (17,738 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Hood Army Airfield (HLR) is Skylark Field (ILE), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) SSE of HLR.