Nonstop flight route between Quinhagak, Alaska, United States and Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quinhagak Airport (KWN), Quinhagak, Alaska, United States and Shoreham Airport (ESH), Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,726 miles (or 7,606 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 Quinhagak 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 Quinhagak 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: | KWN / PAQH | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Quinhagak, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 59°45'18"N by 161°50'43"W | 
| Area Served: | Quinhagak, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | Native Village of Kwinhagak | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KWN | 
| More Information: | KWN Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESH / EGKA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Quinhagak Airport (KWN):
- The closest airport to Quinhagak Airport (KWN) is Eek Airport (EEK), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) NNW of KWN.
- Because of Quinhagak Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Quinhagak 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 "Quinhagak Airport", other names for KWN include "Kwinhagak Airport" and "AQH".
- The furthest airport from Quinhagak Airport (KWN) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,655 miles (17,148 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Quinhagak Airport (KWN) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Shoreham Airport (ESH):
- Shoreham Airport (ESH) has 4 runways.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Shoreham Airport (ESH) is Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) W of ESH.
- Shoreham Airport handled 1,500 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Shoreham Airport", another name for ESH is "Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport".
- 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.
- On 2nd May 2014, Brighton City Airport Ltd took ownership of Shoreham Airport and operations, taking over from Albemarle.
- 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 South East Air Support Unit operates from Shoreham Airport.




