Nonstop flight route between Karonga, Malawi and Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Karonga Airport (KGJ), Karonga, Malawi and Shoreham Airport (ESH), Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,673 miles (or 7,521 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 Karonga Airport and Shoreham 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 Karonga Airport and Shoreham Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KGJ / FWKA |
Airport Name: | Karonga Airport |
Location: | Karonga, Malawi |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°57'11"S by 33°53'34"E |
Area Served: | Karonga, Malawi |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1765 feet (538 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KGJ |
More Information: | KGJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESH / EGKA |
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Location: | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°50'8"N by 0°17'49"W |
Area Served: | South of West Sussex |
Operator/Owner: | Brighton City Airport Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from ESH |
More Information: | ESH Maps & Info |
Facts about Karonga Airport (KGJ):
- The closest airport to Karonga Airport (KGJ) is Chelinda Airport (CEH), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) S of KGJ.
- The furthest airport from Karonga Airport (KGJ) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,536 miles (18,566 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- Karonga Airport (KGJ) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Shoreham Airport (ESH):
- Shoreham Airport handled 1,500 passengers last year.
- A B-17 Flying Fortress crash-landed at the airfield after being damaged during a raid on Germany.
- The closest airport to Shoreham Airport (ESH) is Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) W of ESH.
- Shoreham Airport's aircraft fuelling service is operated as a department of the Rescue and Firefighting Service.
- The furthest airport from Shoreham Airport (ESH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,919 miles (19,182 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The 2007 show raised in excess of £150,000 for the Royal Air Forces Association, a record achievement.
- The first aviator to fly there was Harold Piffard in 1910.
- In addition to being known as "Shoreham Airport", another name for ESH is "Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport".
- The pre-war Municipal Hangar was Listed Grade II in July 2007.
- On 2nd May 2014, Brighton City Airport Ltd took ownership of Shoreham Airport and operations, taking over from Albemarle.
- Shoreham Airport (ESH) has 4 runways.
- On 15 September 2007, a Second World War vintage Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft involved in the RAFA Air Display crashed near Lancing College.
- Because of Shoreham Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Shoreham 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 airfield was bombed several times and a Messerschmitt Bf 109 was shot down by ground fire during one such attack, crash-landing near the terminal building.