Nonstop flight route between Chichester, England, United Kingdom and Great Bend, Kansas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG), Chichester, England, United Kingdom and Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD), Great Bend, Kansas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,540 miles (or 7,306 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 Chichester/Goodwood Airport and Great Bend Municipal 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 Chichester/Goodwood Airport and Great Bend Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Chichester Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
• The closest airport to Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) is Bembridge Airport (BBP), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SW of QUG.
• In addition to being known as "Chichester/Goodwood Airport", other names for QUG include "Goodwood Airfield" and "Goodwood Aerodrome".
• Chichester/Goodwood Airport, normally referred to as Goodwood Airfield or Goodwood Aerodrome is located 1.5 nautical miles north northeast of Chichester, West Sussex, England.

Facts about Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD):

• Great Bend Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,887 acres at an elevation of 1,887 feet above mean sea level.
• The airport is the site of the first nationwide NHRA event, held in 1955.
• During World War II, the facility was Great Bend Army Airfield and was used for United States Army Air Forces Second Air Force training.
• Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) has 2 runways.
• Great Bend Municipal Airport is a city owned, public use airport located four nautical miles west of the central business district of Great Bend, a city in Barton County, Kansas, United States.
• The closest airport to Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) is Hays Regional Airport (HYS), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NNW of GBD.
• The furthest airport from Great Bend Municipal Airport (GBD) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,769 miles (17,331 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.