Nonstop flight route between Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia and Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ), Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia and London Luton Airport (LTN), Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,469 miles (or 15,239 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 Elrose Mine Airport and London Luton 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 Elrose Mine Airport and London Luton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ERQ / YESE |
Airport Name: | Elrose Mine Airport |
Location: | Eloise Copper Mine, Queensland, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°58'33"S by 141°0'23"E |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 643 feet (196 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ERQ |
More Information: | ERQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LTN / EGGW |
Airport Name: | London Luton Airport |
Location: | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°52'28"N by 0°22'5"W |
Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Luton Borough Council - Abertis |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 526 feet (160 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LTN |
More Information: | LTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ):
- The closest airport to Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) is Cloncurry Airport (CNJ), which is located 39 miles (62 kilometers) WNW of ERQ.
- Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Elrose Mine Airport's relatively low elevation of 643 feet, planes can take off or land at Elrose Mine 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.
- The furthest airport from Elrose Mine Airport (ERQ) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,493 miles (18,496 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
Facts about London Luton Airport (LTN):
- The furthest airport from London Luton Airport (LTN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,851 miles (19,072 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The original runways had been grass tracks 18/36 and 06/24, and then a concrete runway 08/26.
- London Luton Airport handled 9,697,944 passengers last year.
- The airport remains in municipal ownership, owned by Luton Borough Council but managed by the private sector London Luton Airport Operations Limited.
- Luton Airport Parkway was built in 1999 to serve the airport.
- The main feature of the development phase in 1998 was a £40 million terminal made from aluminium and glass, based on an original design by Foster and Partners.
- Because of London Luton Airport's relatively low elevation of 526 feet, planes can take off or land at London Luton 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.
- The closest airport to London Luton Airport (LTN) is Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of LTN.
- London Luton Airport (LTN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the 1980s the airport was seeing a decline in customer numbers.
- In 2004 the airport management announced that they supported the government plans to expand the facilities to include a full-length runway and a new terminal.