Nonstop flight route between Staunton / Waynesboro / Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States and Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD), Staunton / Waynesboro / Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States and Newcastle Airport (NCL), Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,635 miles (or 5,851 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 Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport and Newcastle 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 Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport and Newcastle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD):

• Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport covers an area of 433 acres at an elevation of 1,201 feet above mean sea level.
• The furthest airport from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,601 miles (18,670 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Silver Airways operating as United Express operates Saab 340B turboprop aircraft from the airport.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 7,746 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 8,364 enplanements in 2009, and 10,408 in 2010.
• The closest airport to Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) is Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport (CHO), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) ESE of SHD.
• In June 2013, Shenandoah Regional Airport received criticism when an inmate of the Virginia Department of Corrections escaped from a work program based there.

Facts about Newcastle Airport (NCL):

• In the 1970s, with passenger figures approaching one million per year, the Airport status was changed to Category B, making it a regional international airport, in the same decade it was re-branded as Newcastle Airport.
• Newcastle Airport handled 4,420,839 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Newcastle Airport (NCL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• The Airport is connected to the A1 trunk road by the A696 dual carriageway.
• Newcastle Airport (NCL) currently has only 1 runway.
• Airport station on the Tyne and Wear Metro is directly connected to the terminal through an indoor walkway.
• The airport mainly serves the City of Newcastle, the greater Tyneside area, Northumberland and Wearside.
• When Gill Airways existed, its head office was in the New Aviation House, on the airport property.
• Because of Newcastle Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Newcastle 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 closest airport to Newcastle Airport (NCL) is Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SSE of NCL.