Nonstop flight route between Strasbourg, France and Sheldon Point, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Strasbourg International Airport (SXB), Strasbourg, France and Sheldon Point Airport (SXP), Sheldon Point, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,752 miles (or 7,648 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 Strasbourg International Airport and Sheldon Point 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 Strasbourg International Airport and Sheldon Point Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXB / LFST |
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Location: | Strasbourg, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'30"N by 7°38'3"E |
Area Served: | Strasbourg, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI de Strasbourg et du Bas Rhin |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 505 feet (154 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SXB |
More Information: | SXB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXP / |
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Location: | Sheldon Point, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°31'14"N by 164°50'52"W |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SXP |
More Information: | SXP Maps & Info |
Facts about Strasbourg International Airport (SXB):
- In addition to being known as "Strasbourg International Airport", another name for SXB is "Aéroport International de Strasbourg".
- Because of Strasbourg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 505 feet, planes can take off or land at Strasbourg International 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.
- Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) is Black Forest Airport (LHA), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SE of SXB.
- Air France ceased to operate the route between Strasbourg and Paris-Charles de Gaulle on 2 April 2013, transferring passengers onto rail services operated as tgvair.
- The furthest airport from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Strasbourg International Airport (meaning Strasbourg International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,056 miles (19,402 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Sheldon Point Airport (SXP):
- The closest airport to Sheldon Point Airport (SXP) is Alakanuk Airport (AUK), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) NNE of SXP.
- Because of Sheldon Point Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Sheldon Point 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 addition to being known as "Sheldon Point Airport", another name for SXP is "none".
- The furthest airport from Sheldon Point Airport (SXP) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,458 miles (16,831 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Sheldon Point Airport (SXP) has 3 runways.