Nonstop flight route between Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom and Samaná, Dominican Republic:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between London Southend Airport (SEN), Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom and Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS), Samaná, Dominican Republic would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,339 miles (or 6,982 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 London Southend Airport and Arroyo Barril 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 London Southend Airport and Arroyo Barril Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about London Southend Airport (SEN):

• BKS commenced airline operations from Southend Airport in October 1951 as BKS Aero Charter with a Douglas DC-3.
• London Southend Airport handled 969,912 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from London Southend Airport (SEN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,885 miles (19,126 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of London Southend Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at London Southend 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.
• Southend was voted the best airport in Britain by the consumer group Which?
• However in 1939, the Air Ministry requisitioned the airfield and it was known as RAF Rochford during World War II.
• The former terminal now houses facilities for business passengers flying executive aircraft, with lounges and conference rooms, plus flight briefing facilities for pilots and a security checkpoint.
• London Southend Airport (SEN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Britain's first airliner flight flown by an all-female crew took place from Southend on 31 October 1979 when BAF Herald G-BDFE operated the airline's inaugural scheduled passenger flight from Southend to Düsseldorf under the command of Captain Caroline Frost and First OfficerLesley Hardy.
• The closest airport to London Southend Airport (SEN) is Rochester Airport (RCS), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of SEN.
• The airport provides RFF Cat 6 between 06:00 – 00:00, RFF Cat 1 between 00:00 – 06:00.

Facts about Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS):

• The closest airport to Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS) is El Catey International Airport (AZS), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) WNW of EPS.
• Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Arroyo Barril Airport's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Arroyo Barril 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 furthest airport from Arroyo Barril Airport (EPS) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to Arroyo Barril Airport (meaning Arroyo Barril Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,127 miles (19,517 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.