Nonstop flight route between Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom and Gore, Ethiopia:
Departure Airport:
(50°57'1"N by 1°21'24"W)
Arrival Airport:
(8°9'42"N by 35°33'9"E)
Distance from SOU to GOR:
3,626.78 miles (5,836.72 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southampton Airport (SOU), Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom and Gore Airport (GOR), Gore, Ethiopia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,627 miles (or 5,837 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 Gore 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 Gore 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: | GOR / HAGR |
| Airport Name: | Gore Airport |
| Location: | Gore, Ethiopia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°9'42"N by 35°33'9"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from GOR |
| More Information: | GOR Maps & Info |
Facts about Southampton Airport (SOU):
- 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.
- Southampton Airport (SOU) currently has only 1 runway.
- During the 1950s a mainstay of business for the airport was the Cross channel car ferry service operated by Silver City Airways using Bristol Freighters and Superfreighters.
- In 1932 Southampton Corporation purchased the site and it became "Southampton Municipal Airport".
- Southampton Airport is served by a dedicated mainline railway station, Southampton Airport Parkway.
- The hostel was intended to be a short-term clearing house for those trans-migrants changing ships, but following changes to US immigration law which restricted entry to the United States under national origins quotas, some residents were forced to stay much longer.
- 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 only has one main ground handler which is Swissport, who took over from Aviance.
- Southampton Airport handled 1,722,758 passengers last year.
Facts about Gore Airport (GOR):
- Because of Gore Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Gore 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 furthest airport from Gore Airport (GOR) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Gore Airport (meaning Gore Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,050 miles (19,392 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Gore Airport (GOR) is Dembidolo Airport (DEM), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) WNW of GOR.
| 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 | 55.01 miles (88.53 km) WNW | Dembidolo Airport (DEM) | Dembidolo, Ethiopia | |
| 2 | 67.71 miles (108.97 km) W | Gambela Airport (GMB) | Gambela, Ethiopia | |
| 3 | 82.55 miles (132.86 km) S | Mizan Teferi Airport (MTF) | Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia | |
| 4 | 93.03 miles (149.72 km) ESE | Aba Segud Airport (JIM) | Jimma, Ethiopia | |
| 5 | 110.47 miles (177.79 km) NW | Beica Airport (BEI) | Beica, Ethiopia | |
| 6 | 144.23 miles (232.12 km) NNW | Asosa Airport (ASO) | Asosa, Ethiopia | |
| 7 | 178.34 miles (287.02 km) SSE | Baco Airport (Jinka Airport) (BCO) | Jinka, Ethiopia | |
| 8 | 202.52 miles (325.92 km) SE | Arba Minch Airport (AMH) | Arba Minch, Ethiopia | |
| 9 | 215.56 miles (346.91 km) ESE | Awasa International Airport (AWA) | Awasa, Ethiopia | |
| 10 | 228.89 miles (368.36 km) ENE | Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
| 11 | 280.33 miles (451.14 km) NE | Mekane Selam Airport (MKS) | Mekane Selam, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 283.22 miles (455.80 km) WNW | Malakal Airport (MAK) | Malakal, South Sudan | |
| 13 | 285.68 miles (459.76 km) SSW | Lokichogio Airport (LKG) | Lokichoggio, Kenya | |
| 14 | 303.83 miles (488.96 km) N | Galegu Airport (DNX) | Dinder, Sudan | |
| 15 | 306.76 miles (493.68 km) NNE | Debre Tabor Airport (DBT) | Debre Tabor, Ethiopia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,049.66 miles (19,391.99 km) WSW | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,989.46 miles (19,295.12 km) SSE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,986.83 miles (19,290.88 km) SSE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,925.73 miles (19,192.55 km) SSE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,907.80 miles (19,163.69 km) SSE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,890.86 miles (19,136.43 km) SSE | Mataiva Airport (MVT) | Mataiva, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,885.40 miles (19,127.65 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,875.98 miles (19,112.49 km) SSW | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,855.61 miles (19,079.71 km) SSW | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,852.15 miles (19,074.13 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,797.99 miles (18,986.98 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,712.59 miles (18,849.54 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,700.56 miles (18,830.18 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,699.76 miles (18,828.89 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,699.68 miles (18,828.77 km) SE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |