Nonstop flight route between Greenville, Liberia and Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI), Greenville, Liberia and Blackbushe Airport (BBS), Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,233 miles (or 5,203 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 Greenville/Sinoe Airport and Blackbushe 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 Greenville/Sinoe Airport and Blackbushe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNI / GLGE |
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| Location: | Greenville, Liberia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°2'3"N by 9°4'0"W |
| Area Served: | Greenville, Liberia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 10 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SNI |
| More Information: | SNI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBS / EGLK |
| Airport Name: | Blackbushe Airport |
| Location: | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°19'26"N by 0°50'51"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Blackbushe Airport Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Private-owned, Public-use |
| Elevation: | 325 feet (99 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBS |
| More Information: | BBS Maps & Info |
Facts about Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI):
- Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Greenville/Sinoe Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Greenville/Sinoe 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 addition to being known as "Greenville/Sinoe Airport", other names for SNI include "R.E. Murray Airport" and "Greenville/Sinoe Airport".
- The closest airport to Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) is Sasstown Airport (SAZ), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) ESE of SNI.
- The furthest airport from Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) is Aranuka Airport (AAK), which is nearly antipodal to Greenville/Sinoe Airport (meaning Greenville/Sinoe Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Aranuka Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Aranuka, Kiribati.
Facts about Blackbushe Airport (BBS):
- Because of Blackbushe Airport's relatively low elevation of 325 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackbushe 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.
- From the early 1950s, the United States Navy had a facility on the north-east edge of the airport which frequently handled visiting naval aircraft.
- The furthest airport from Blackbushe Airport (BBS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,884 miles (19,126 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- A number of important people landed at the airport including King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D.
- The closest airport to Blackbushe Airport (BBS) is Farnborough Airport (FAB), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) SE of BBS.
- On 15 July 1978, the airfield was the location for an open-air concert, the Picnic at Blackbushe, which was attended by some 200,000 people.
- Blackbushe Airport (BBS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The RAF Station was closed on 15 November 1946.
