Nonstop flight route between Kasese, Uganda and Sheffield, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kasese Airport (KSE), Kasese, Uganda and Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), Sheffield, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,094 miles (or 6,589 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 Kasese 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 Kasese 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: | KSE / HUKS |
Airport Name: | Kasese Airport |
Location: | Kasese, Uganda |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°11'24"N by 30°6'8"E |
Area Served: | Kasese, Uganda |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 3146 feet (959 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KSE |
More Information: | KSE 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 Kasese Airport (KSE):
- In 2010, the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority awarded a contract to Gauff Consultants Limited for consultancy services for the redevelopment of preliminary master plans and detailed engineering designs for Gulu Airport for a price of about UGX:359 million.
- The airport is situated 3,146 feet above sea level and has a single unpaved runway which 1,585 metres long and 30 metres wide.
- The furthest airport from Kasese Airport (KSE) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,900 miles (19,152 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Kasese Airport (KSE) is Beni Airport (BNC), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WNW of KSE.
- The Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda that manages this airport is in the middle of renovating and improving the airport by lengthening the runway to 8,210 feet.
- Kasese Airport (KSE) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Sheffield City Heliport (SZD):
- The runway, as a part of the 80 acres, has been sold and will be developed into the Blue Skies Business Park.
- Passenger figures ranged from 46,000 in 1998, 75,000 in 1999, 60,000 in 2000, 33,000 in 2001 and 13,000 in the airports final year of operation.
- 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.
- The airport was built as part of a plan by the Sheffield Development Corporation to regenerate a very rundown old industrial area and to reclaim the land, which had previously been mined and was the site of derelict steelworks and waste tips.
- Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.