Nonstop flight route between Jamestown, North Dakota, United States and Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS), Jamestown, North Dakota, United States and London Southend Airport (SEN), Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,131 miles (or 6,648 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 Jamestown Regional 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 Jamestown Regional 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 Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS):

• In addition to being known as "Jamestown Regional Airport", another name for JMS is "Admiral Don Weiss Field".
• The closest airport to Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS) is Ashley Municipal Airport (ASY), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SSW of JMS.
• Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,467 miles (16,845 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Jamestown Regional Airport covers an area of 1,500 acres at an elevation of 1,500 feet above mean sea level.

Facts about London Southend Airport (SEN):

• BKS commenced airline operations from Southend Airport in October 1951 as BKS Aero Charter with a Douglas DC-3.
• London Southend Airport (SEN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Southend Airport has an excellent weather record and is used by airlines as a diversion alternative when adverse weather or incidents close other London airports.
• 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.
• London Southend Airport handled 969,912 passengers last year.
• The former terminal now houses facilities for business passengers flying executive aircraft, with lounges and conference rooms, plus flight briefing facilities for pilots and a security checkpoint.
• The closest airport to London Southend Airport (SEN) is Rochester Airport (RCS), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of SEN.
• 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.
• 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.