Nonstop flight route between Sønderborg, Denmark and Horta, Azores, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sønderborg Airport (SGD), Sønderborg, Denmark and Horta International Airport (HOR), Horta, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,109 miles (or 3,394 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 relatively short distance between Sønderborg Airport and Horta International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SGD / EKSB |
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Location: | Sønderborg, Denmark |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°57'51"N by 9°47'30"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SGD |
More Information: | SGD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOR / LPHR |
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Location: | Horta, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°31'12"N by 28°42'59"W |
Area Served: | Horta |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOR |
More Information: | HOR Maps & Info |
Facts about Sønderborg Airport (SGD):
- Sønderborg Airport (SGD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Sønderborg Airport (SGD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,617 miles (18,696 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Sønderborg Airport (SGD) is Vojens Airport (SKS), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NW of SGD.
- Because of Sønderborg Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Sønderborg 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.
- In addition to being known as "Sønderborg Airport", another name for SGD is "Sønderborg Lufthavn".
Facts about Horta International Airport (HOR):
- On the afternoon of 28 July 2011, a refurbished control tower was inaugurated, which permitted the airport to oversee the Central Group, as well as the Western Group of islands.
- The airport at Horta was inaugurated on August 24, 1971 by then President Almirante Américo Tomás.
- In addition to being known as "Horta International Airport", another name for HOR is "Aeroporto Internacional da Horta".
- The closest airport to Horta International Airport (HOR) is Pico Airport (PIX), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) E of HOR.
- The furthest airport from Horta International Airport (HOR) is Merimbula Airport (MIM), which is nearly antipodal to Horta International Airport (meaning Horta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Merimbula Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,799 kilometers) away in Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia.
- Horta International Airport handled 191,969 passengers last year.
- Horta International Airport (HOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Horta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Horta International 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.
- In 2012, the contamination of the gasoline tanks at Horta airport resulted in a deviation from normal flight operations, resulting in flights being refueled on other islands.