Nonstop flight route between Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom and Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shoreham Airport (ESH), Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom and Roskilde Airport (RKE), Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark would travel a Great Circle distance of 609 miles (or 980 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 Roskilde 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: | RKE / EKRK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Roskilde (near Copenhagen), Denmark | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°35'8"N by 12°7'53"E | 
| Area Served: | Copenhagen | 
| Operator/Owner: | Copenhagen Airports A/S | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 146 feet (45 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RKE | 
| More Information: | RKE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Shoreham Airport (ESH):
- A B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed at the airfield after being damaged during a raid on Germany.
- The 2007 show raised in excess of £150,000 for the Royal Air Forces Association, a record achievement.
- The airport is used by privately owned light aeroplanes, flying schools, and for light aircraft and helicopter maintenance and sales.
- 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.
- Shoreham Airport (ESH) has 4 runways.
- On 15 September 2007, a Second World War vintage Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft involved in the RAFA Air Display crashed near Lancing College.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Shoreham Airport (ESH) is Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) W of ESH.
- Shoreham Airport, also known as Shoreham Airport, owned by Brighton City Airport Ltd following the take over of the airport from Albemarle in May 2014, is an airport located 1 NM west of Shoreham-by-Sea at Lancing in the Adur district of West Sussex, England.
- Shoreham Airport's aircraft fuelling service is operated as a department of the Rescue and Firefighting Service.
Facts about Roskilde Airport (RKE):
- Bus and train services from around the country to the nearby town of Roskilde are extensive, but bus services to and from the airport are infrequent due to its limited use, and the primary means of getting to/from the airport is by own car or taxi.
- In 2002 the Ministry for Foreign Affairs Of Denmark that Ryanair was in discussions with the airport about beginning scheduled service to London Stansted it was believed that the location close to the centre of Copenhagen would draw the airline.
- In addition to being known as "Roskilde Airport", other names for RKE include "Københavns Lufthavn, Roskilde" and "Copenhagen Airport, Roskilde".
- The closest airport to Roskilde Airport (RKE) is Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) E of RKE.
- Because of Roskilde Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Roskilde 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 Roskilde Airport (RKE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,539 miles (18,570 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Roskilde Airport (RKE) has 2 runways.




