Nonstop flight route between Greenwood, South Carolina, United States and Norwich, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greenwood County Airport (GRD), Greenwood, South Carolina, United States and Norwich International Airport (NWI), Norwich, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,124 miles (or 6,636 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 Greenwood County Airport and Norwich International 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 Greenwood County Airport and Norwich International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GRD / KGRD |
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Location: | Greenwood, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°14'54"N by 82°9'33"W |
Area Served: | Greenwood, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Greenwood County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 631 feet (192 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GRD |
More Information: | GRD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NWI / EGSH |
Airport Name: | Norwich International Airport |
Location: | Norwich, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°40'32"N by 1°16'58"E |
Area Served: | Norwich, Norfolk |
Operator/Owner: | Omniport (80.1%) Norfolk County Council Norwich City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 117 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NWI |
More Information: | NWI Maps & Info |
Facts about Greenwood County Airport (GRD):
- The furthest airport from Greenwood County Airport (GRD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Greenwood County Airport covers an area of 1,380 acres at an elevation of 631 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Greenwood County Airport (GRD) is Anderson Regional Airport (AND), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) WNW of GRD.
- Greenwood County Airport (GRD) currently has only 1 runway.
- Greenwood County Airport opened in November 1943 as a United States Army Air Force military airfield called Coronaca Army Airfield.
- In addition to being known as "Greenwood County Airport", another name for GRD is "Coronaca Army Airfield".
- Because of Greenwood County Airport's relatively low elevation of 631 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenwood County 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.
Facts about Norwich International Airport (NWI):
- During filming of the BBC show Top Gear, operations from the airport appeared disrupted when a caravan, adapted into an airship and flown by James May, drifted overhead the airport, infringing its controlled airspace.
- Norwich International Airport handled 463,401 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Norwich International Airport (NWI) is Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NE of NWI.
- The airport was sold by the majority stakeholders of Omniport to the Rigby Group PLC in 2014.
- Norse operates a park and ride service a 2 minute walk from the airport direct to Norwich city centre on Monday – Saturday every 10 – 15 minutes.
- The RAF left Horsham on 24 March 1967.
- Because of Norwich International Airport's relatively low elevation of 117 feet, planes can take off or land at Norwich International 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.
- Norwich International Airport (NWI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Norwich International Airport (NWI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,816 miles (19,015 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.