Nonstop flight route between Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom and Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(50°50'8"N by 0°17'49"W)
Arrival Airport:
(14°48'53"S by 39°1'59"W)
Distance from ESH to IOS:
5,103.17 miles (8,212.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shoreham Airport (ESH), Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom and Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS), Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,103 miles (or 8,213 kilometers).
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Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Shoreham Airport and Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado 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 |
| 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: | IOS / SBIL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°48'53"S by 39°1'59"W |
| Area Served: | Ilhéus |
| Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IOS |
| More Information: | IOS Maps & Info |
Facts about Shoreham Airport (ESH):
- Once every year in the late summer, the airport is host to the Royal Air Forces Association Shoreham Airshow.
- The closest airport to Shoreham Airport (ESH) is Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) W of ESH.
- The South East Air Support Unit operates from Shoreham Airport.
- Shoreham Airport handled 1,500 passengers last year.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Shoreham Airport", another name for ESH is "Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport".
- On 15 September 2007, a Second World War vintage Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft involved in the RAFA Air Display crashed near Lancing College.
- 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.
- A B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed at the airfield after being damaged during a raid on Germany.
- Shoreham Airport (ESH) has 4 runways.
Facts about Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS):
- Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is nearly antipodal to Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (meaning Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guam International Airport), and is located 12,164 miles (19,576 kilometers) away in Hagåtña, Guam.
- The airport is located 3 km from downtown Ilhéus.
- The closest airport to Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) is Porto Seguro Airport (BPS), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) S of IOS.
- Because of Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado 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.
- Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport handled 502,390 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport", another name for IOS is "Aeroporto de Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.22 miles (32.54 km) W | Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) | Chichester, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 22.09 miles (35.55 km) NNE | Gatwick Airport (LGW) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 27.01 miles (43.48 km) NNE | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 36.85 miles (59.31 km) NW | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 37.09 miles (59.69 km) NNE | London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 37.13 miles (59.76 km) WSW | Bembridge Airport (BBP) | Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 39.31 miles (63.26 km) NW | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 40.19 miles (64.68 km) NW | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 41.34 miles (66.53 km) NW | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 44.92 miles (72.29 km) N | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 46.85 miles (75.39 km) W | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 48.73 miles (78.42 km) NNE | London City Airport (LCY) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 49.78 miles (80.11 km) NE | Rochester Airport (RCS) | Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 49.85 miles (80.23 km) N | RAF Northolt (NHT) | Ruislip, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 54.52 miles (87.74 km) E | Lydd International Airport (LYX) | Lydd, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,919.32 miles (19,182.23 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,885.08 miles (19,127.13 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,868.57 miles (19,100.56 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,844.44 miles (19,061.74 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,837.64 miles (19,050.80 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,834.43 miles (19,045.62 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,832.31 miles (19,042.20 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,828.26 miles (19,035.69 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,822.28 miles (19,026.06 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,794.36 miles (18,981.13 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,790.61 miles (18,975.10 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,788.13 miles (18,971.10 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,782.16 miles (18,961.50 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,774.93 miles (18,949.87 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,754.87 miles (18,917.59 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 112.18 miles (180.54 km) S | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 2 | 122.25 miles (196.74 km) W | Pedro Otacílio Figueiredo Airport (VDC) | Vitória da Conquista, Brazil | |
| 3 | 140.08 miles (225.44 km) NNE | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 4 | 220.37 miles (354.66 km) NW | Coronel Horácio de Mattos Airport (LEC) | Lençõis, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 5 | 252.20 miles (405.87 km) W | Guanambi Airport (GNM) | Guanambi, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 6 | 295.69 miles (475.87 km) NNE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 7 | 312.22 miles (502.47 km) WNW | Bom Jesus da Lapa Airport (LAZ) | Bom Jesus da Lapa, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 8 | 343.00 miles (552.00 km) SW | Coronel Altino Machado de Oliveira Airport (GVR) | Governador Valadares, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 9 | 344.17 miles (553.88 km) WSW | Montes Claros/Mário Ribeiro Airport (MOC) | Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 10 | 359.90 miles (579.20 km) W | Januária Airport (JNA) | Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 11 | 377.71 miles (607.86 km) NW | Barra Airport (BQQ) | Barra, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 12 | 385.02 miles (619.64 km) SSW | Vitória-Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport (Goiabeiras) (VIX) | Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil | |
| 13 | 390.92 miles (629.12 km) NNW | Petrolina–Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ) | Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 14 | 394.28 miles (634.54 km) SW | Usiminas Airport (IPN) | Ipatinga / Santana do Paraiso, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
| 15 | 426.76 miles (686.80 km) NNE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,164.19 miles (19,576.32 km) WNW | Guam International Airport (GUM) | Hagåtña, Guam | |
| 2 | 12,158.33 miles (19,566.89 km) WNW | Andersen Air Force Base (UAM) | Agana, Guam | |
| 3 | 12,147.37 miles (19,549.25 km) W | Rota International Airport (ROP) | Rota Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 4 | 12,125.89 miles (19,514.68 km) W | Tinian International Airport (TIQ) | Tinian Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 5 | 12,118.20 miles (19,502.30 km) W | Saipan International Airport (SPN) | Saipan Island, Northern Mariana Islands | |
| 6 | 12,096.15 miles (19,466.82 km) NNE | Falalop Airfield (ULI) | Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 7 | 12,021.07 miles (19,345.98 km) NNE | Yap International Airport (YAP) | Yap, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 8 | 11,762.91 miles (18,930.52 km) NE | Roman Tmetuchl International Airport (ROR) | Koror, Palau | |
| 9 | 11,747.57 miles (18,905.83 km) N | Central Field (Iwo Jima)Motoyama No. 2Airfield No. 2 (IWO) | Iwo Jima, Bonin Islands, Japan | |
| 10 | 11,541.88 miles (18,574.81 km) WNW | Chuuk International Airport (TKK) | Weno, Federated States of Micronesia | |
| 11 | 11,449.72 miles (18,426.49 km) NE | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 12 | 11,447.20 miles (18,422.43 km) NE | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 13 | 11,371.47 miles (18,300.57 km) ENE | Sayak Airport (SOS) | Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte, Philippines | |
| 14 | 11,367.34 miles (18,293.91 km) NW | Minamitorishima Air Field (MUS) | Minami-Tori-shima, Japan | |
| 15 | 11,361.39 miles (18,284.34 km) ENE | Tandag Airport (TDG) | Tandag, Surigao del Sur, Philippines | |