Nonstop flight route between Sheffield, England, United Kingdom and Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), Sheffield, England, United Kingdom and North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB), Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,682 miles (or 5,926 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 North Central West Virginia 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 Sheffield City Heliport and North Central West Virginia Airport. 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):

• An assessment commissioned by the City Council revealed it was losing £400,000 a year and was not sustainable.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport was built, after a consultants report, on a short-runway STOLPORT model similar to London City 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.

Facts about North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB):

• North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport first opened in 1935 as the Tri-County Airport, a joint effort of Harrison, Marion and Taylor County.
• The furthest airport from North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,511 miles (18,525 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB) is Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) NE of CKB.