Nonstop flight route between Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sywell Aerodrome (ORM), Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom and Vancouver Harbour Water Airport (CXH), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,647 miles (or 7,478 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 Sywell Aerodrome and Vancouver Harbour Water 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 Sywell Aerodrome and Vancouver Harbour Water Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORM / EGBK |
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Location: | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°18'21"N by 0°47'31"W |
Area Served: | Northampton, Wellingborough, Kettering and Rushden |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORM |
More Information: | ORM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CXH / CYHC |
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Location: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°17'39"N by 123°6'41"W |
Area Served: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Operator/Owner: | West Coast Air, Harbour Air Services, Vancouver Harbour Float Centre |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from CXH |
More Information: | CXH Maps & Info |
Facts about Sywell Aerodrome (ORM):
- In addition to being known as "Sywell Aerodrome", another name for ORM is "Northampton/Sywell Aerodrome".
- Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) has 4 runways.
- Because of Sywell Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Sywell Aerodrome 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 Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,838 miles (19,051 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Since 1999, the aerodrome has sought planning permission for a hard runway, which was intended to allow operations to continue over the winter, when the grass runways often become waterlogged.
- The closest airport to Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) is Milton Keynes Airport (KYN), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) S of ORM.
- Music in Flight is an airshow held at Sywell, in which an orchestra plays classical music to accompany flying aircraft, hot air balloons, the Red Devils parachute display team and a fireworks display.
- An industrial area in the complex accommodates firms, agencies and other commercial businesses.
- Many aerial shots for the film Battle of Britain were taken over the airport and nearby area.
- The aereodrome also houses the Sywell Aviation Museum dedicated to telling the wartime history of the site and the airmen that used it.
Facts about Vancouver Harbour Water Airport (CXH):
- The furthest airport from Vancouver Harbour Water Airport (CXH) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,677 miles (17,184 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In addition to being known as "Vancouver Harbour Water Airport", another name for CXH is "Vancouver Coal Harbour Seaplane Base".
- Because of Vancouver Harbour Water Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Vancouver Harbour Water 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 Vancouver Harbour Water Airport (CXH) is Vancouver International Airport (YVR), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SSW of CXH.
- The actual aircraft docking area, at 49°17′26.44″N 123°07′08.90″W / 49.2906778°N 123.1191389°W / 49.2906778.