Nonstop flight route between Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel and Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW), Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel and Jersey Airport (JER), Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,221 miles (or 3,575 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 relatively short distance between Kiryat Shmona Airport and Jersey Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KSW / LLKS |
| Airport Name: | Kiryat Shmona Airport |
| Location: | Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°13'0"N by 35°35'48"E |
| Area Served: | Kiryat Shmona |
| Operator/Owner: | Disputed |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 376 feet (115 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KSW |
| More Information: | KSW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JER / EGJJ |
| Airport Name: | Jersey Airport |
| Location: | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'29"N by 2°11'43"W |
| Area Served: | Jersey |
| Operator/Owner: | Jersey Airport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 277 feet (84 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JER |
| More Information: | JER Maps & Info |
Facts about Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW):
- The closest airport to Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) is Beirut Air Base (BEY), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) N of KSW.
- Tamir Airways announced that it would stop flying to Upper Galilee shortly before the Second Lebanon War broke out, but they changed their mind because they saw it as a "mission of national importance".
- Because of Kiryat Shmona Airport's relatively low elevation of 376 feet, planes can take off or land at Kiryat Shmona 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.
- Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) currently has only 1 runway.
- Now rights to fly a domestic route to and from the airport are held by Tamir Airways, while rights to operate the landing strip are owned by a separate company that is in a dispute with Tamir Airways.
- Arkia handled domestic flights until end of 2003, when it closed down due to a lack of passenger traffic.
- The furthest airport from Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,579 miles (18,635 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
Facts about Jersey Airport (JER):
- The runway was lengthened several times over the years, reaching its current length of 5,560 ft in 1976.
- Jersey Airport (JER) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Jersey Airport (JER) is Guernsey Airport (GCI), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NW of JER.
- Jersey Airport handled 1,453,863 passengers last year.
- Because of Jersey Airport's relatively low elevation of 277 feet, planes can take off or land at Jersey 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.
- Aviation Beauport Ltd is based at Jersey Airport and offers worldwide private charter flights.
- The furthest airport from Jersey Airport (JER) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Jersey Airport (meaning Jersey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,016 miles (19,338 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
