Nonstop flight route between Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom and Hobart, Tasmania, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between London Southend Airport (SEN), Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom and Hobart International Airport (HBA), Hobart, Tasmania, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,784 miles (or 17,355 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 Hobart International 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 Hobart International 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):

• The airport was officially opened as a municipal airport on 18 September 1935 by the Under-Secretary of State for Air, Sir Philip Sassoon, who arrived in his de Havilland Leopard Moth.
• The closest airport to London Southend Airport (SEN) is Rochester Airport (RCS), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of SEN.
• BKS commenced airline operations from Southend Airport in October 1951 as BKS Aero Charter with a Douglas DC-3.
• 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.
• EasyJet began operating services by opening a base at Southend in April 2012.
• 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?
• London Southend Airport (SEN) currently has only 1 runway.
• London Southend Airport handled 969,912 passengers last year.
• National Commuter Airways operated passenger services during the 1980s, to Brussels and Jersey from Southend.

Facts about Hobart International Airport (HBA):

• The international terminal was opened in 1983 to facilitate Trans-Tasman air traffic.
• Hobart International Airport (HBA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Hobart International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Hobart International 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 has seen strong passenger growth in the last few years, primarily due to the increase in services from low-cost carriers.
• Hobart International Airport handled 1,855,849 passengers last year.
• The airport maintains a conjoined international and domestic terminal.
• Public transport has not been a high use alternative to private transport for those travelling to and from the airport.
• The furthest airport from Hobart International Airport (HBA) is Corvo Airport (CVU), which is nearly antipodal to Hobart International Airport (meaning Hobart International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Corvo Airport), and is located 12,207 miles (19,645 kilometers) away in Corvo Island, Azores, Portugal.
• There are two domestic freight areas operating at the airport, catering for Australian air Express, Toll Air and Virgin Australia.
• The closest airport to Hobart International Airport (HBA) is Launceston Airport (LST), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) N of HBA.
• Early in 2006, the airport announced plans to build a Direct Factory Outlet just east of Holyman Avenue.