Nonstop flight route between Xangongo, Angola and Sheffield, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN), Xangongo, Angola and Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), Sheffield, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,944 miles (or 7,956 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 Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport and Sheffield City Heliport, 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 Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport and Sheffield City Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XGN / FNXA |
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| Location: | Xangongo, Angola |
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°45'19"S by 14°57'53"E |
| Area Served: | Xangongo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3635 feet (1,108 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XGN |
| More Information: | XGN 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 Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN):
- The furthest airport from Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is nearly antipodal to Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (meaning Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Johnston Atoll Airport), and is located 12,139 miles (19,536 kilometers) away in Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
- The closest airport to Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) is Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD), which is located 156 miles (252 kilometers) NW of XGN.
- Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport", another name for XGN is "Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (Xangongo)".
Facts about Sheffield City Heliport (SZD):
- 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.
- Sheffield City Airport was a small airport in Sheffield.
- Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
