Nonstop flight route between Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom and Sheridan, Wyoming, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shoreham Airport (ESH), Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom and Sheridan County Airport (SHR), Sheridan, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,514 miles (or 7,265 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 Sheridan County 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 Sheridan County 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):

• The first aviator to fly there was Harold Piffard in 1910.
• 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 closest airport to Shoreham Airport (ESH) is Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) W of ESH.
• 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.
• Shoreham Airport (ESH) has 4 runways.
• 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.
• Shoreham Airport handled 1,500 passengers last year.
• There is one terminal building at Shoreham, with a central reception and information desk, together with flight indicator boards announcing all arrivals and departures.
• On 2nd May 2014, Brighton City Airport Ltd took ownership of Shoreham Airport and operations, taking over from Albemarle.

Facts about Sheridan County Airport (SHR):

• Because of Sheridan County Airport's high elevation of 4,021 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SHR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SHR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• Sheridan County Airport covers an area of 1,550 acres at an elevation of 4,021 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Sheridan County Airport (SHR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,622 miles (17,094 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Sheridan County Airport (SHR) has 2 runways.
• Sheridan County Airport is a county owned, public use airport in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States.
• Bighorn Airways offers airplane and helicopter air charter service, as well as an aircraft repair and installation center.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 17,710 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 14,181 enplanements in 2009, and 14,146 in 2010.
• The closest airport to Sheridan County Airport (SHR) is Worland Municipal Airport (WRL), which is located 73 miles (118 kilometers) SW of SHR.