Nonstop flight route between Kursk, Russia and Sheffield, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vostochny Airport (URS), Kursk, Russia and Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), Sheffield, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,568 miles (or 2,523 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 relatively short distance between Vostochny Airport and Sheffield City Heliport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | URS / UUOK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Kursk, Russia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°45'6"N by 36°17'48"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence Russian Air Force | 
| Airport Type: | Joint, Russian Air Force | 
| Elevation: | 686 feet (209 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from URS | 
| More Information: | URS Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Vostochny Airport (URS):
- In addition to being known as "Vostochny Airport", another name for URS is "Аэропорт Восточный".
- Because of Vostochny Airport's relatively low elevation of 686 feet, planes can take off or land at Vostochny Airport 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 closest airport to Vostochny Airport (URS) is Belgorod International Airport (EGO), which is located 78 miles (125 kilometers) S of URS.
- The furthest airport from Vostochny Airport (URS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,836 miles (17,439 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Vostochny Airport (URS) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sheffield City Heliport (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 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.
- An assessment commissioned by the City Council revealed it was losing £400,000 a year and was not sustainable.
- 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.
- In November 2012, it was revealed that passenger numbers at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield were significantly lower than forecast.
- The airport was built, after a consultants report, on a short-runway STOLPORT model similar to London City Airport.




