Nonstop flight route between Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Seldovia, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jersey Airport (JER), Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Seldovia Airport (SOV), Seldovia, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,736 miles (or 7,622 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 Jersey Airport and Seldovia 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 Jersey Airport and Seldovia Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JER / EGJJ |
Airport Name: | Jersey Airport |
Location: | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'29"N by 2°11'43"W |
Area Served: | Jersey |
Operator/Owner: | Jersey Airport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 277 feet (84 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JER |
More Information: | JER Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOV / PASO |
Airport Name: | Seldovia Airport |
Location: | Seldovia, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°26'33"N by 151°42'15"W |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 29 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SOV |
More Information: | SOV Maps & Info |
Facts about Jersey Airport (JER):
- The 1937 terminal was designed with a control tower between the arrivals and departures areas.
- Some airlines offer services between Jersey and other destinations with an intermediate stop at Guernsey.
- Jersey Airport handled 1,453,863 passengers last year.
- Jersey Airport (JER) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Jersey Airport (JER) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Jersey Airport (meaning Jersey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,016 miles (19,338 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- There are approximately 55,000 aircraft movements and 1.4 million passengers annually at the airport based on 2013 statistics.
- Because of Jersey Airport's relatively low elevation of 277 feet, planes can take off or land at Jersey 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 Jersey Airport (JER) is Guernsey Airport (GCI), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NW of JER.
- The runway was lengthened several times over the years, reaching its current length of 5,560 ft in 1976.
- There is a public taxi rank, and bus stop directly outside the arrivals hall.
Facts about Seldovia Airport (SOV):
- There are 15 aircraft based at this airport, 14 of which are single engine and 1 being multi engine.
- The furthest airport from Seldovia Airport (SOV) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,674 miles (17,177 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- Seldovia Airport (SOV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Seldovia Airport (SOV) is Port Graham Airport (PGM), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of SOV.
- Seldovia Airport is a public airport located one mile east of the central business district of Seldovia, in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States.
- Seldovia Airport covers an area of 177 acres which contains one gravel runway measuring 1,845 by 60 ft.
- Because of Seldovia Airport's relatively low elevation of 29 feet, planes can take off or land at Seldovia 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.