Nonstop flight route between Sheffield, England, United Kingdom and Saranac Lake, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), Sheffield, England, United Kingdom and Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), Saranac Lake, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,218 miles (or 5,179 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 Adirondack Regional 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 Adirondack Regional 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):

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

• Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) has 2 runways.
• The airport was officially dedicated to the service of the people of the Adirondacks on July 10, 1949.
• The closest airport to Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Lake Placid Airport (LKP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SE of SLK.
• The furthest airport from Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,560 miles (18,605 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Adirondack Regional Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Saranac Lake, in Franklin County, New York, United States.
• The Planning Board's search for an airport site had been prompted by an announcement from Washington, DC that Congress had appropriated funds for the building of a system of airports throughout the country.