Nonstop flight route between Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom and Greymouth, New Zealand:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between London Southend Airport (SEN), Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom and Greymouth Airport (GMN), Greymouth, New Zealand would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,666 miles (or 18,774 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 Greymouth 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 Greymouth Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SEN / EGMC |
Airport Name: | London Southend Airport |
Location: | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°34'13"N by 0°41'35"E |
Area Served: | Southend, Essex and east London areas |
Operator/Owner: | Stobart Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SEN |
More Information: | SEN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GMN / NZGM |
Airport Name: | Greymouth Airport |
Location: | Greymouth, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°27'42"S by 171°11'23"E |
Operator/Owner: | Grey District Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GMN |
More Information: | GMN Maps & Info |
Facts about London Southend Airport (SEN):
- 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.
- In 1946, the airfield was decommissioned from military use and civil aviation returned in 1947, as did the Southend Municipal Airport name.
- The closest airport to London Southend Airport (SEN) is Rochester Airport (RCS), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of SEN.
- Regionair was a small commuter airline based at Southend in the late 1980s and early 1990s that provided services to Rotterdam and Paris using Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante and Jetstream 31 aircraft.
- Southend was voted the best airport in Britain by the consumer group Which?
- 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.
- London Southend Airport (SEN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airfield was established by the Royal Flying Corps during World War I.
- The airport is located between Rochford and Southend town centres, 1.5 NM north of Southend, in the county of Essex, 36 miles to the east of central London.
Facts about Greymouth Airport (GMN):
- Greymouth Airport (GMN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Greymouth Airport (GMN) is Vigo Airport (VGO), which is nearly antipodal to Greymouth Airport (meaning Greymouth Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Vigo Airport), and is located 12,418 miles (19,985 kilometers) away in Vigo, Galicia, Spain.
- The closest airport to Greymouth Airport (GMN) is Hokitika Airport (HKK), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) SSW of GMN.
- Because of Greymouth Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Greymouth 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.