Nonstop flight route between New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States and Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB), New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States and Southampton Airport (SOU), Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,256 miles (or 5,240 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 New Bedford Regional Airport and Southampton 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 New Bedford Regional Airport and Southampton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB):

• The closest airport to New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB) is Newport State Airport (NPT), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) WSW of EWB.
• New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from New Bedford Regional Airport (EWB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,808 miles (19,003 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of New Bedford Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 80 feet, planes can take off or land at New Bedford Regional 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 airport was also the former home to Delta Connection Academy, a flight training school associated with the Bridgewater State College.
• Northeast Airlines, a major east coast carrier, provided frequent scheduled airline service throughout the 1950s and 1960s until it was bought by Delta Air Lines who eventually cut service to New Bedford.
• New Bedford Regional Airport is a public airport located two miles northwest of the central business district of New Bedford, a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States.

Facts about Southampton Airport (SOU):

• The airport handled 1,722,758 passengers during 2013, a 1.7% increase compared with 2012, making it the 18th busiest airport in the UK.
• The closest airport to Southampton Airport (SOU) is Lasham Airfield (QLA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NE of SOU.
• Southampton Airport (SOU) currently has only 1 runway.
• In 1936 Supermarine opened a test flight facility on the site, followed shortly thereafter by the opening of the Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft factory on the southern end of the runway.
• During the 1950s a mainstay of business for the airport was the Cross channel car ferry service operated by Silver City Airways using Bristol Freighters and Superfreighters.
• Southampton Airport is served by a dedicated mainline railway station, Southampton Airport Parkway.
• The furthest airport from Southampton Airport (SOU) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,918 miles (19,179 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Southampton Airport handled 1,722,758 passengers last year.
• Because of Southampton Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Southampton 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.