Nonstop flight route between Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom and Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southampton Airport (SOU), Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom and Wheeler AAF (HHI), Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,235 miles (or 11,643 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 Wheeler AAF, 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 Wheeler AAF. 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: | HHI / PHHI |
| Airport Name: | Wheeler AAF |
| Location: | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°29'4"N by 158°2'22"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 843 feet (257 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HHI |
| More Information: | HHI Maps & Info |
Facts about Southampton Airport (SOU):
- The closest airport to Southampton Airport (SOU) is Lasham Airfield (QLA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NE of 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.
- Southampton Airport is served by a dedicated mainline railway station, Southampton Airport Parkway.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Southampton Airport handled 1,722,758 passengers last year.
Facts about Wheeler AAF (HHI):
- Wheeler AAF (HHI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Wheeler Army Airfield was a primary target and site of the first attack on 7 December 1941, leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- The furthest airport from Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Ghanzi Airport (GNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Wheeler AAF (meaning Wheeler AAF is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ghanzi Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Ghanzi, Botswana.
- Because of Wheeler AAF's relatively low elevation of 843 feet, planes can take off or land at Wheeler AAF 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.
- According to the United States Census Bureau, the base has a total area of 2.3 square miles.
- By 1940, Wheeler Field had evolved into a primary base for Army Air Corps pursuit aircraft such as the P-40 Warhawk, responsible for air defense of the Hawaiian Islands Territory.
- Today, Wheeler Army Airfield comprises approximately 1,389 acres of land returned to the Department of the Army on 1 November 1991.
- Wheeler Army Airfield was constructed in the pattern of the Garden City.
- With the establishment of the U.S.
- The closest airport to Wheeler AAF (HHI) is Dillingham Airfield (HDH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WNW of HHI.
