Nonstop flight route between Sheffield, England, United Kingdom and Ajman, United Arab Emirates:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), Sheffield, England, United Kingdom and Ajman International Airport (QAJ), Ajman, United Arab Emirates would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,501 miles (or 5,634 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 Ajman International 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 Ajman International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SZD / EGSY |
Airport Name: | Sheffield City Heliport |
Location: | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°23'39"N by 1°23'18"W |
Area Served: | Sheffield |
Operator/Owner: | Peel Airports and Heliports |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 231 feet (70 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SZD |
More Information: | SZD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QAJ / |
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Location: | Ajman, United Arab Emirates |
GPS Coordinates: | 25°18'37"N by 55°59'32"E |
Area Served: | Ajman, United Arab Emirates |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from QAJ |
More Information: | QAJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Sheffield City Heliport (SZD):
- Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 runway, as a part of the 80 acres, has been sold and will be developed into the Blue Skies Business Park.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
Facts about Ajman International Airport (QAJ):
- In addition to being known as "Ajman International Airport", another name for QAJ is "مطار عجمان الدولي".
- The closest airport to Ajman International Airport (QAJ) is Ras Al Khaimah International Airport(Ra's al-Khaymah) (RKT), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) N of QAJ.
- The furthest airport from Ajman International Airport (QAJ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,734 miles (18,885 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.