Nonstop flight route between Woodward, Oklahoma, United States and Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR), Woodward, Oklahoma, United States and Shoreham Airport (ESH), Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,679 miles (or 7,531 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 West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield and Shoreham 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 West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield and Shoreham Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WWR / KWWR |
| Airport Name: | West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield |
| Location: | Woodward, Oklahoma, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°26'17"N by 99°31'22"W |
| Area Served: | Woodward, Oklahoma |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Woodward |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2189 feet (667 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WWR |
| More Information: | WWR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ESH / EGKA |
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| Location: | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°50'8"N by 0°17'49"W |
| Area Served: | South of West Sussex |
| Operator/Owner: | Brighton City Airport Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ESH |
| More Information: | ESH Maps & Info |
Facts about West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR):
- 354th Army Air Forces Base Unit
- Second Air Force until 1944.
- The closest airport to West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR) is Gage Airport (GAG), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of WWR.
- West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR) has 2 runways.
- Central DC-3s stopped for a few years starting around 1951.
- The furthest airport from West Woodward AirportWoodward Army Airfield (WWR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,887 miles (17,522 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Shoreham Airport (ESH):
- The airfield was bombed several times and a Messerschmitt Bf 109 was shot down by ground fire during one such attack, crash-landing near the terminal building.
- Shoreham Airport handled 1,500 passengers last year.
- Shoreham Airport (ESH) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to Shoreham Airport (ESH) is Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) W of ESH.
- The Shoreham Airport Visitor Centre features exhibits about the airport's history and area aviation history, a library and archive of related historic materials and guided tours of the airport.
- Because of Shoreham Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Shoreham 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 furthest airport from Shoreham Airport (ESH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,919 miles (19,182 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The aerodrome became an airport for the adjacent towns of Brighton, Hove and Worthing in the 1930s.
- In addition to being known as "Shoreham Airport", another name for ESH is "Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport".
- In 2006, due to mounting debts the airport was sold by the local authority to a property company on a 150-year lease.
