Nonstop flight route between Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt and Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ), Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt and RAF Marham (KNF), Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,554 miles (or 4,110 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 Sharq Al-Owainat Airport and RAF Marham, 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 Sharq Al-Owainat Airport and RAF Marham. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GSQ / HEOW |
| Airport Name: | Sharq Al-Owainat Airport |
| Location: | Sharq Al-Owainat, Egypt |
| GPS Coordinates: | 22°34'50"N by 28°43'14"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 859 feet (262 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GSQ |
| More Information: | GSQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KNF / EGYM |
| Airport Name: | RAF Marham |
| Location: | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°38'53"N by 0°33'2"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from KNF |
| More Information: | KNF Maps & Info |
Facts about Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ):
- The closest airport to Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) is Al Hufalysin Airport (ABS), which is located 185 miles (298 kilometers) E of GSQ.
- Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sharq Al-Owainat Airport's relatively low elevation of 859 feet, planes can take off or land at Sharq Al-Owainat 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.
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- The airport is managed under a Build-Operate-Transfer operation.
- A simple terminal building can serve passengers at a rate of 100 per hour.
- The furthest airport from Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is nearly antipodal to Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (meaning Sharq Al-Owainat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rurutu Airport), and is located 12,425 miles (19,996 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
Facts about RAF Marham (KNF):
- Queen Elizabeth II is the Honorary Air Commodore of Marham and has made a number of visits to the airfield, most recently on 3 February 2014.
- The closest airport to RAF Marham (KNF) is RAF Lakenheath (LKZ), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) S of KNF.
- The furthest airport from RAF Marham (KNF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,811 miles (19,008 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
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