View Full Version : Postcode distance program?
EESDL
31st Jan 2006, 13:09
As part of my flight planning, looking to include a section where distances between postcodes (UK) can be found, then converted to time, hence cost.
Would need to charge at one rate/hr for positioning from aircraft base to first postcode, then a different rate/hr for leg between postcodes, then positioning rate back to base.
Can anybone help?
WeatherJinx
31st Jan 2006, 17:25
EESDL
Postcode distance information can be found here. (http://www.dfes.gov.uk/cgi-bin/inyourarea/dist.pl) You can query a single pair of codes, plus there is a batch facility. Bear in mind these are straight-line distances though - they may bear little resemblance to the actual leg flown.
Jx
Thanks for that - it's to be used to ward off speculative quotes - so straight line is ideal!
More after the software so I can alter it to my requirements - have found numerous tools but yet to find one which can be used for triangular routes
HEATHROW DIRECTOR
1st Feb 2006, 07:34
Autoroute enables you to plot postcodes and a route can be of any number of legs...... I quickly plotted the triangular route EGPK-EGLL-EGFF and it said 766 miles (ok, statute) but it could have been between any number of postcodes..
http://fly.dsc.net/u/Plan will give you flying distances between any number of points. It doesn't have postcodes, but it has a huge database of places that you can use by name, as well as aviation waypoints.
Now we are getting somewhere.........
but how to make it 'punter' proof????