Nonstop flight route between Sion, Switzerland and Eureka, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sion Airport (SIR), Sion, Switzerland and Eureka Airport (EUE), Eureka, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,553 miles (or 8,936 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 Sion Airport and Eureka 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 Sion Airport and Eureka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SIR / LSGS |
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Location: | Sion, Switzerland |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°13'10"N by 7°19'36"E |
Area Served: | Sion, Switzerland |
Elevation: | 1585 feet (483 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SIR |
More Information: | SIR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | EUE / |
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Location: | Eureka, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°36'14"N by 116°0'12"W |
Area Served: | Eureka, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | County of Eureka |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5958 feet (1,816 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from EUE |
More Information: | EUE Maps & Info |
Facts about Sion Airport (SIR):
- Sion Airport (SIR) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Sion Airport (SIR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Sion Airport (meaning Sion Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,188 miles (19,615 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Sion Airport (SIR) is Aosta Valley Airport (AOT), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) S of SIR.
- In addition to being known as "Sion Airport", other names for SIR include "Aéroport de Sion" and "LSGS /LSMS".
Facts about Eureka Airport (EUE):
- In addition to being known as "Eureka Airport", another name for EUE is "Ø5U".
- It is also known as Eureka County Airport and in 2007 it was named Booth Bailey Field, honoring Mr.
- Eureka Airport (EUE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Eureka Airport (EUE) is Austin Airport (ASQ), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) W of EUE.
- The furthest airport from Eureka Airport (EUE) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,076 miles (17,825 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Because of Eureka Airport's high elevation of 5,958 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at EUE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make EUE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.