Nonstop flight route between Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom and Turukhansk, Russia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Southampton Airport (SOU), Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom and Turukhansk (THX), Turukhansk, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,084 miles (or 4,963 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 Turukhansk, 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 Turukhansk. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Southampton Airport (SOU):

• 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.
• After that war, the site became a transit camp for refugees, mainly Russian, who were anxious to sail to America from the port of Southampton.
• The airport is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings, which also owns and operates three other UK airports, and is itself owned by FGP TopCo Limited, an international consortium, which includes Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and GIC Special Investments, that is led by the Spanish Ferrovial Group.
• 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.
• Southampton Airport handled 1,722,758 passengers last year.
• In 1932 Southampton Corporation purchased the site and it became "Southampton Municipal Airport".
• The closest airport to Southampton Airport (SOU) is Lasham Airfield (QLA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NE of SOU.
• 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 airport is also located close to the junction between the M3 motorway and M27 motorway, giving easy road access to Southampton, Winchester, Bournemouth, Poole, Portsmouth and places between.
• Southampton airport only has one main ground handler which is Swissport, who took over from Aviance.
• 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.

Facts about Turukhansk (THX):

• The furthest airport from Turukhansk (THX) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 11,417 miles (18,374 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
• Because of Turukhansk's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Turukhansk 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 Turukhansk (THX) is Igarka (IAA), which is located 119 miles (191 kilometers) NNW of THX.
• Turukhansk (THX) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Turukhansk", another name for THX is "Аэропорт "Туруханск"".