Nonstop flight route between St. Paul, Alberta, Canada and Sheffield, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP), St. Paul, Alberta, Canada and Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), Sheffield, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,009 miles (or 6,452 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 St. Paul Aerodrome 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 St. Paul Aerodrome and Sheffield City Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP):

• In addition to being known as "St. Paul Aerodrome", another name for ZSP is "CEW3".
• St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,147 miles (16,330 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to St. Paul Aerodrome (ZSP) is Bonnyville Airport (YBY), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) NE of ZSP.

Facts about Sheffield City Heliport (SZD):

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