Nonstop flight route between Wise, Virginia, United States and Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP), Wise, Virginia, United States and Shoreham Airport (ESH), Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,985 miles (or 6,414 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 Lonesome Pine 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 Lonesome Pine 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: | LNP / KLNP |
| Airport Name: | Lonesome Pine Airport |
| Location: | Wise, Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°59'14"N by 82°31'48"W |
| Operator/Owner: | The Cumberland Airport Commission |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2684 feet (818 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LNP |
| More Information: | LNP 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 Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP):
- The furthest airport from Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,424 miles (18,385 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) is Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SE of LNP.
Facts about Shoreham Airport (ESH):
- Shoreham Airport (ESH) has 4 runways.
- On 2nd May 2014, Brighton City Airport Ltd took ownership of Shoreham Airport and operations, taking over from Albemarle.
- In addition to being known as "Shoreham Airport", another name for ESH is "Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport".
- Shoreham Airport's aircraft fuelling service is operated as a department of the Rescue and Firefighting Service.
- Beagle Aircraft Ltd was formed at Shoreham on 7 October 1960 and design drawings were begun a few weeks later for a new prototype twin-engine light transport aircraft.
- 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.
- 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.
- The 2007 show raised in excess of £150,000 for the Royal Air Forces Association, a record achievement.
- 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 airport is used by privately owned light aeroplanes, flying schools, and for light aircraft and helicopter maintenance and sales.
