Nonstop flight route between Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom and Zaragoza, Spain:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Southampton Airport (SOU), Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom and Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ), Zaragoza, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 642 miles (or 1,033 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 Southampton Airport and Zaragoza Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOU / EGHI |
Airport Name: | Southampton Airport |
Location: | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°57'1"N by 1°21'24"W |
Area Served: | Southampton |
Operator/Owner: | Heathrow Airport Holdings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 44 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SOU |
More Information: | SOU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZAZ / LEZG |
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Location: | Zaragoza, Spain |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°39'57"N by 1°2'30"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 863 feet (263 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZAZ |
More Information: | ZAZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Southampton Airport (SOU):
- In 1932 Southampton Corporation purchased the site and it became "Southampton Municipal Airport".
- Southampton Airport handled 1,722,758 passengers last year.
- The airport is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings, which also owns and operates three other UK airports, and is itself owned by FGP TopCo Limited, an international consortium, which includes Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and GIC Special Investments, that is led by the Spanish Ferrovial Group.
- Because of Southampton Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Southampton 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 1936 Supermarine opened a test flight facility on the site, followed shortly thereafter by the opening of the Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft factory on the southern end of the runway.
- The furthest airport from Southampton Airport (SOU) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,918 miles (19,179 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Southampton Airport (SOU) currently has only 1 runway.
- Southampton airport only has one main ground handler which is Swissport, who took over from Aviance.
- The closest airport to Southampton Airport (SOU) is Lasham Airfield (QLA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NE of SOU.
Facts about Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ):
- Zaragoza was chosen as a NASA Space Shuttle TAL site due to its long runway, which needs be longer than 7,500 feet, and its pleasant weather.
- In addition to serving as a commercial airport, Zaragoza is the home of the Spanish Air Force 15th Group.
- Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Zaragoza Airport", another name for ZAZ is "Aeropuerto de Zaragoza".
- Because of Zaragoza Airport's relatively low elevation of 863 feet, planes can take off or land at Zaragoza 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.
- During the Cold War, the United States Air Force used the facility as Zaragoza Air Base.
- The furthest airport from Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) is Hood Aerodrome (MRO), which is nearly antipodal to Zaragoza Airport (meaning Zaragoza Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hood Aerodrome), and is located 12,258 miles (19,727 kilometers) away in Masterton, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) is Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) NE of ZAZ.