Nonstop flight route between Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland and Chichester, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Katowice International Airport (KTW), Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland and Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG), Chichester, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 867 miles (or 1,395 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 Katowice International Airport and Chichester/Goodwood Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTW / EPKT |
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| Location: | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°28'27"N by 19°4'47"E |
| Area Served: | Katowice |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 304 feet (93 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KTW |
| More Information: | KTW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QUG / EGHR |
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| Location: | Chichester, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°51'33"N by 0°45'33"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Goodwood Road Racing Company Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 110 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QUG |
| More Information: | QUG Maps & Info |
Facts about Katowice International Airport (KTW):
- There is currently no passenger rail link to airport but building of a railway between Katowice and the airport is being planned.
- The closest airport to Katowice International Airport (KTW) is John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SE of KTW.
- The furthest airport from Katowice International Airport (KTW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Katowice International Airport (KTW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airports concrete runway is 2,800 by 60 m and can accommodate aircraft as large as Boeing 747 or Boeing 777, albeit not at Maximum Takeoff Weight.
- From 1945 to 1951, Soviet Army's soldiers were stationed at the airbase.
- Because of Katowice International Airport's relatively low elevation of 304 feet, planes can take off or land at Katowice 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.
- In addition to being known as "Katowice International Airport", other names for KTW include "Międzynarodowy Port Lotniczy Katowice" and "Katowice".
Facts about Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG):
- After the war the airfield was returned to the Goodwood Estate and the perimeter track of the airfield has been used since the late 1940s for motor racing and called the Goodwood Circuit.
- Because of Chichester/Goodwood Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Chichester/Goodwood 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 addition to being known as "Chichester/Goodwood Airport", other names for QUG include "Goodwood Airfield" and "Goodwood Aerodrome".
- The closest airport to Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) is Bembridge Airport (BBP), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SW of QUG.
- Westhampnett was also used by the United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force as a fighter airfield for the 308th and 309th Fighter Squadrons of the 31st Fighter Group from RAF Atcham and RAF High Ercall with Supermarine Spitfire Vs beginning on 27 July 1942.
- The airfield was built during the Second World War by the Royal Air Force as a relief landing ground for nearby RAF Tangmere.
- Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,910 miles (19,167 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- During the Battle of Britain two fighter squadrons were based at Westhampnett.
