Nonstop flight route between Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom and Wildwood, New Jersey, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southampton Airport (SOU), Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom and Cape May Airport (WWD), Wildwood, New Jersey, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,533 miles (or 5,686 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 Cape May 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 Cape May 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: | WWD / KWWD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Wildwood, New Jersey, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°0'30"N by 74°54'30"W |
| Area Served: | Wildwood, New Jersey |
| Operator/Owner: | Delaware River and Bay Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WWD |
| More Information: | WWD Maps & Info |
Facts about Southampton Airport (SOU):
- There are plans, supported by the local council, to rename the airport after R.
- 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 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.
- The closest airport to Southampton Airport (SOU) is Lasham Airfield (QLA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NE of SOU.
- Southampton Airport (SOU) currently has only 1 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.
- Southampton Airport is served by a dedicated mainline railway station, Southampton Airport Parkway.
- 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.
- The airport handled 1,722,758 passengers during 2013, a 1.7% increase compared with 2012, making it the 18th busiest airport in the UK.
Facts about Cape May Airport (WWD):
- Cape May Airport (WWD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Cape May Airport (WWD) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) NNW of WWD.
- Hangar #1 contains the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum, whose collection focuses on World War II, named after the former Naval Air Station Wildwood.
- In addition to being known as "Cape May Airport", another name for WWD is "Cape May County Airport".
- Because of Cape May Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at Cape May 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 Cape May Airport (WWD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,780 miles (18,958 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Cape May County Airport covers an area of 996 acres at an elevation of 21 feet above mean sea level.
- This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
