Nonstop flight route between Enterprise, Alabama, United States and Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Enterprise Municipal Airport (ETS), Enterprise, Alabama, United States and London Southend Airport (SEN), Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,421 miles (or 7,115 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 Enterprise Municipal Airport and London Southend 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 Enterprise Municipal Airport and London Southend Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Enterprise Municipal Airport (ETS):

• Because of Enterprise Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 361 feet, planes can take off or land at Enterprise Municipal 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 Enterprise Municipal Airport (ETS) is Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) ENE of ETS.
• Enterprise Municipal Airport (ETS) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Enterprise Municipal Airport", another name for ETS is "EDN".
• The furthest airport from Enterprise Municipal Airport (ETS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,203 miles (18,030 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about London Southend Airport (SEN):

• The closest airport to London Southend Airport (SEN) is Rochester Airport (RCS), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of SEN.
• In 1967 the first steps to establish an aviation museum at the airport were taken, resulting in the official opening 26 May 1972 of the Southend Historic Aircraft Museum on the western boundary of the airport.
• London Southend Airport (SEN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of London Southend Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at London Southend 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 four-star Holiday Inn hotel located adjacent to the airport entrance opened on 1 October 2012.
• Construction of the current terminal was completed in February 2012, and hosts two cafés, a bar, duty-free shopping, a W H Smith newsagent, ATMs, a Moneycorp bureau de change, taxi hire, car hire from Europcar and Hertz, and an airport lounge.
• Southend Airport has a Civil Aviation Authority Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
• EasyJet began operating services by opening a base at Southend in April 2012.
• London Southend Airport handled 969,912 passengers last year.
• Heavy maintenance services and hangars for aircraft up to Boeing 757 and Airbus A321 size are available.
• The furthest airport from London Southend Airport (SEN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,885 miles (19,126 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• East Anglian Flying Services moved to Southend on 5 January 1947, their first scheduled service being a Southend—Rochester feeder service.