Nonstop flight route between Fontvieille, Monaco and Doncaster, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Monaco Heliport (MCM), Fontvieille, Monaco and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), Doncaster, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 775 miles (or 1,247 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 Monaco Heliport and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Monaco Heliport (MCM):

• Shuttle buses provide connections to and from the heliport with major hotels and many other locations within Monaco.
• In addition to being known as "Monaco Heliport", another name for MCM is "Héliport de Monaco".
• Security is provided the Division de Police Maritime et Aéroportuaire, a subdivision of the Direction de la Sûreté Publique.
• Because of Monaco Heliport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Monaco Heliport 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 furthest airport from Monaco Heliport (MCM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Monaco Heliport (meaning Monaco Heliport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,243 miles (19,704 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Monaco Heliport or Monte Carlo Heliport is situated in the district of Fontvieille in the Principality of Monaco.
• The closest airport to Monaco Heliport (MCM) is Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WSW of MCM.

Facts about Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA):

• Because of Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield 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 furthest airport from Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,785 miles (18,966 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Long haul flights to North America began in summer 2007, with Flyglobespan operating to Hamilton, Ontario, and Thomsonfly to Orlando, Cancún and Puerto Plata.
• The airport was initially operated by Peel Airports, a division of The Peel Group.
• Robin Hood Airport has also been a filming location for popular television series such as ITV's Emmerdale and BBC One drama Hustle.
• Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield handled 690,351 passengers last year.
• Defence company BAE Systems operates its Aircraft Maintenance Academy from No.
• Since 2011, the airport has been the home base of the last remaining airworthy Avro Vulcan aircraft.
• The closest airport to Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of DSA.
• Inside the passenger terminal are 24 check in desks, 6 departure gates and 3 baggage carousels.