Nonstop flight route between Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom and Crooked Creek, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(50°57'1"N by 1°21'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(61°52'4"N by 158°8'5"W)
Distance from SOU to CKD:
4,537.88 miles (7,302.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southampton Airport (SOU), Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom and Crooked Creek Airport (CKD), Crooked Creek, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,538 miles (or 7,303 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 Southampton Airport and Crooked Creek 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 Southampton Airport and Crooked Creek Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOU / EGHI |
| Airport Name: | Southampton Airport |
| Location: | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°57'1"N by 1°21'24"W |
| Area Served: | Southampton |
| Operator/Owner: | Heathrow Airport Holdings |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 44 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SOU |
| More Information: | SOU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CKD / |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Crooked Creek, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 61°52'4"N by 158°8'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 178 feet (54 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CKD |
| More Information: | CKD Maps & Info |
Facts about Southampton Airport (SOU):
- The furthest airport from Southampton Airport (SOU) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,918 miles (19,179 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Southampton Airport (SOU) is Lasham Airfield (QLA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NE of SOU.
- Southampton Airport handled 1,722,758 passengers last year.
- The site's connection with aviation can be traced back to 1910 when pioneer pilot Edwin Rowland Moon used the meadows belonging to North Stoneham Farm as a take-off and landing spot for his monoplane, Moonbeam Mk II.
- Southampton Airport (SOU) currently has only 1 runway.
- On 5 March 2006 five restored Spitfires took off from Southampton Airport to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first test flight of the Spitfire.
- Because of Southampton Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Southampton 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 1936 Supermarine opened a test flight facility on the site, followed shortly thereafter by the opening of the Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft factory on the southern end of the runway.
Facts about Crooked Creek Airport (CKD):
- Because of Crooked Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 178 feet, planes can take off or land at Crooked Creek 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 Crooked Creek Airport (CKD) is Red Devil Airport (RDV), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ESE of CKD.
- The furthest airport from Crooked Creek Airport (CKD) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,512 miles (16,917 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.
- In addition to being known as "Crooked Creek Airport", other names for CKD include "none" and "CJX".
- Crooked Creek Airport (CKD) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.56 miles (34.69 km) NE | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 21.69 miles (34.90 km) SSE | Bembridge Airport (BBP) | Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 24.23 miles (39.00 km) WSW | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 26.60 miles (42.80 km) NE | RAF Odiham (ODH) | Odiham, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 26.78 miles (43.10 km) ESE | Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) | Chichester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 33.69 miles (54.23 km) NE | Farnborough Airport (FAB) | Farnborough, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 33.96 miles (54.66 km) NE | Blackbushe Airport (BBS) | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 46.85 miles (75.39 km) E | Shoreham Airport (ESH) | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 47.22 miles (75.99 km) NW | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 47.38 miles (76.26 km) NNE | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 52.47 miles (84.45 km) ENE | Gatwick Airport (LGW) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 53.18 miles (85.59 km) NE | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 53.92 miles (86.78 km) NNW | RAF Fairford (FFD) | Fairford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 55.91 miles (89.97 km) NNE | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 55.91 miles (89.98 km) ENE | Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) | Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,917.53 miles (19,179.36 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,895.95 miles (19,144.63 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,893.10 miles (19,140.04 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,883.16 miles (19,124.05 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,871.56 miles (19,105.37 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,862.72 miles (19,091.15 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,854.70 miles (19,078.24 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,854.25 miles (19,077.51 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,847.38 miles (19,066.47 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,825.23 miles (19,030.82 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,823.25 miles (19,027.63 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,808.95 miles (19,004.62 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,801.52 miles (18,992.66 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,801.35 miles (18,992.38 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,780.81 miles (18,959.34 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 26.18 miles (42.14 km) ESE | Red Devil Airport (RDV) | Red Devil, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 33.70 miles (54.24 km) ESE | Sleetmute Airport (SLQ) | Sleetmute, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 40.60 miles (65.34 km) WSW | Chuathbaluk Airport (CHU) | Chuathbaluk, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 50.15 miles (80.70 km) WSW | Aniak Airport (ANI) | Aniak, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 50.73 miles (81.64 km) E | Stony River Airport (SRV) | Stony River, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 57.58 miles (92.66 km) WNW | Holy Cross Airport (HCR) | Holy Cross, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 73.27 miles (117.92 km) NW | Shageluk Airport (SHX) | Shageluk, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 75.80 miles (122.00 km) WSW | Kalskag Airport (KLG) | Kalskag, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 85.24 miles (137.18 km) NW | Anvik Airport (ANV) | Anvik, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 86.77 miles (139.65 km) SW | Nyac Airport (ZNC) | Nyac, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 94.08 miles (151.41 km) NW | Grayling Airport (KGX) | Grayling, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 99.05 miles (159.40 km) NE | Tatalina LRRS Airport (TLJ) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 99.83 miles (160.65 km) ESE | Sparrevohn LRRS Airport (SVW) | Sparrevohn, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 102.90 miles (165.60 km) NE | Takotna Airport (TCT) | Takotna, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 104.09 miles (167.51 km) W | Russian Mission Airport (RSH) | Russian Mission, Alaska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,511.65 miles (16,916.81 km) S | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 2 | 10,503.84 miles (16,904.24 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,503.21 miles (16,903.23 km) S | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,468.00 miles (16,846.57 km) S | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,427.20 miles (16,780.91 km) S | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,319.67 miles (16,607.85 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,260.58 miles (16,512.76 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,207.79 miles (16,427.81 km) S | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 9 | 10,206.06 miles (16,425.02 km) S | Lebakeng Airport (LEF) | Lebakeng, Lesotho | |
| 10 | 10,206.01 miles (16,424.94 km) S | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |
| 11 | 10,202.54 miles (16,419.35 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,198.59 miles (16,412.99 km) S | Lesobeng Airport (LES) | Lesobeng, Lesotho | |
| 13 | 10,182.91 miles (16,387.76 km) S | Moshoeshoe I International Airport (MSU) | Maseru, Lesotho | |
| 14 | 10,181.03 miles (16,384.75 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,181.03 miles (16,384.74 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |