Nonstop flight route between Sheffield, England, United Kingdom and Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), Sheffield, England, United Kingdom and Korhogo Airport (HGO), Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,049 miles (or 4,908 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 Korhogo 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 Korhogo 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):

• There has been a degree of controversy over whether there was any incentive for Peel to promote the airport.
• 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.
• 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.
• Before it opened, Sheffield was the largest city in Europe without its own airport although there was a proposal made in 1968 to build an airport on land near Todwick in Rotherham but came to nothing.
• Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) currently has only 1 runway.
• An assessment commissioned by the City Council revealed it was losing £400,000 a year and was not sustainable.
• The runway, as a part of the 80 acres, has been sold and will be developed into the Blue Skies Business Park.

Facts about Korhogo Airport (HGO):

• The closest airport to Korhogo Airport (HGO) is Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK), which is located 28 miles (46 kilometers) ENE of HGO.
• Korhogo Airport (HGO) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Korhogo Airport (HGO) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Korhogo Airport (meaning Korhogo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,107 miles (19,484 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.