Nonstop flight route between Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States and Leeuwarden, Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Phillips Army Airfield (APG), Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States and Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR), Leeuwarden, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,798 miles (or 6,112 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 Phillips Army Airfield and Leeuwarden Air Base, 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 Phillips Army Airfield and Leeuwarden Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | APG / KAPG |
Airport Name: | Phillips Army Airfield |
Location: | Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°27'57"N by 76°10'8"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 57 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from APG |
More Information: | APG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWR / EHLW |
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Location: | Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°13'42"N by 5°45'38"E |
Operator/Owner: | Military of the Netherlands |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 3 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWR |
More Information: | LWR Maps & Info |
Facts about Phillips Army Airfield (APG):
- The furthest airport from Phillips Army Airfield (APG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,706 miles (18,838 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Phillips Army Airfield (APG) is Martin State Airport (MTN), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) SW of APG.
- Phillips Army Airfield (APG) has 3 runways.
- Because of Phillips Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 57 feet, planes can take off or land at Phillips Army Airfield 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.
Facts about Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR):
- After the liberation of the Netherlands, the airbase was repaired.
- The furthest airport from Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,955 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of LWR.
- Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Leeuwarden Air Base", another name for LWR is "Vliegbasis Leeuwarden".
- In 2016 a squadron of MQ-9 Reapers will be based at Leeuwarden Air Base to be fully operational as of 2017.
- Because of Leeuwarden Air Base's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Leeuwarden Air Base 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.
- The airport of Leeuwarden was built in 1938, and originally was used as an airport between Schiphol – Eelde.