Nonstop flight route between Kufra, Libya and North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kufra Airport (AKF), Kufra, Libya and Humberside Airport (HUY), North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,373 miles (or 3,818 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 Kufra Airport and Humberside Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AKF / HLKF |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Kufra, Libya |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°10'42"N by 23°18'50"E |
Area Served: | Kufra, Libya |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1368 feet (417 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from AKF |
More Information: | AKF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HUY / EGNJ |
Airport Name: | Humberside Airport |
Location: | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°34'27"N by 0°21'2"W |
Area Served: | East Riding of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Kingston upon Hull |
Operator/Owner: | Eastern Airways |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 121 feet (37 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HUY |
More Information: | HUY Maps & Info |
Facts about Kufra Airport (AKF):
- The closest airport to Kufra Airport (AKF) is Sharq Al-Owainat Airport (GSQ), which is located 360 miles (580 kilometers) ESE of AKF.
- Kufra Airport (AKF) has 2 runways.
- Kufra Airport began as Buma Airfield, built in the 1930s as a minor facility by the Italians.
- In addition to being known as "Kufra Airport", another name for AKF is "مطار الكفرة".
- In April 1942 a detachment of Squadron 16 of the South African Air Force with three Bristol Blenheim Mk.
- The furthest airport from Kufra Airport (AKF) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is nearly antipodal to Kufra Airport (meaning Kufra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mangaia Island Airport), and is located 12,261 miles (19,732 kilometers) away in Mangaia Island, Cook Islands.
Facts about Humberside Airport (HUY):
- In 2010 a temporary hotel was erected for the use by the gas and oil rig workers.
- The airport was previously a Royal Air Force base, RAF Kirmington, opened in 1941 during World War II, from which No.
- The furthest airport from Humberside Airport (HUY) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,762 miles (18,929 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Because of Humberside Airport's relatively low elevation of 121 feet, planes can take off or land at Humberside 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.
- Humberside Airport handled 236,083 passengers last year.
- The airport is also used to service the offshore gas storage and drilling operations for BP and Centrica Storage with over 8,000 air transport helicopter movements in 2011, the fourth highest in the UK.
- The closest airport to Humberside Airport (HUY) is RAF Binbrook (GSY), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SSE of HUY.
- In 2008, MAG announced that it was conducting a review of its strategy for Humberside Airport, and all options including disposal were under consideration.
- Humberside Airport (HUY) has 2 runways.