Nonstop flight route between Sheffield, England, United Kingdom and Cafunfo, Angola:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), Sheffield, England, United Kingdom and Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF), Cafunfo, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,444 miles (or 7,152 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 Sheffield City Heliport and Aeroporto de Cafunfo, 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 Sheffield City Heliport and Aeroporto de Cafunfo. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Sheffield City Heliport (SZD):

• Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) currently has only 1 runway.
• Planning permission has been granted to turn the entire site into a business park, however in December 2012, Sheffield City Council received details of a bid to reopen the airport.
• Because of Sheffield City Heliport's relatively low elevation of 231 feet, planes can take off or land at Sheffield City Heliport 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 was built as part of a plan by the Sheffield Development Corporation to regenerate a very rundown old industrial area and to reclaim the land, which had previously been mined and was the site of derelict steelworks and waste tips.
• The closest airport to Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) is Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of SZD.
• The furthest airport from Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,799 miles (18,989 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• Passenger figures ranged from 46,000 in 1998, 75,000 in 1999, 60,000 in 2000, 33,000 in 2001 and 13,000 in the airports final year of operation.

Facts about Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF):

• The furthest airport from Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,868 miles (19,100 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
• The closest airport to Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF) is Cuango-Luzamba Airport (LZM), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) S of CFF.
• In addition to being known as "Aeroporto de Cafunfo", another name for CFF is "Aeroporto de Cafunfo (Cafunfo)".
• Aeroporto de Cafunfo (CFF) currently has only 1 runway.