Nonstop flight route between Burbach, Germany and Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Siegerland Airport (SGE), Burbach, Germany and London Southend Airport (SEN), Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 326 miles (or 524 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 Siegerland Airport and London Southend Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Siegerland Airport (SGE):

• Siegerland Airport (SGE) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Siegerland Airport", another name for SGE is "Siegerlandflughafen".
• The closest airport to Siegerland Airport (SGE) is Cologne/Bonn Airport (CGN), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) WNW of SGE.
• The furthest airport from Siegerland Airport (SGE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,915 miles (19,175 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about London Southend Airport (SEN):

• London Southend Airport is an international airport in the district of Rochford within Essex, England.
• Heavy maintenance services and hangars for aircraft up to Boeing 757 and Airbus A321 size are available.
• London Southend Airport (SEN) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• A frequent rail service to London Liverpool Street, with a journey time of about 53 minutes, runs via Stratford from Southend Airport railway station located about 200 m from the main terminal.
• The closest airport to London Southend Airport (SEN) is Rochester Airport (RCS), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SSW of SEN.
• Freddie Laker's Air Charter Limited operated flights from Southend from 1949.
• However in 1939, the Air Ministry requisitioned the airfield and it was known as RAF Rochford during World War II.
• London Southend Airport handled 969,912 passengers last year.
• 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 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.
• During the 1960s, Southend was the third-busiest airport in the United Kingdom.
• Dan-Air began its life at Southend with a Douglas DC-3, registration G-AMSU, fulfilling a six-month contract to operate a series of charter flights between Southend and West Berlin's Tempelhof Airport.