Nonstop flight route between Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom and Limbang Airport (LMN), Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,067 miles (or 11,374 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 RAF Fairford and Limbang 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 RAF Fairford and Limbang Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FFD / EGVA |
Airport Name: | RAF Fairford |
Location: | Fairford, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°40'55"N by 1°47'24"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
View all routes: | Routes from FFD |
More Information: | FFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LMN / WBGJ |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia |
GPS Coordinates: | 4°48'29"N by 115°0'37"E |
Area Served: | Limbang, Sarawak, East Malaysia |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Malaysia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 14 feet (4 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LMN |
More Information: | LMN Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):
- Due to RAF Fairford's location and infrastructure, the airfield is designated as a forward operating location for the US Air Force.
- The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.
- On 12 May 2005, USAFE activated the 501st Combat Support Wing, with headquarters at RAF Alconbury, to provide support to its GSUs in the United Kingdom.
- On 14 January 2004, the 420th Air Base Group was established at RAF Fairford to improve the control of its geographically separated units that had been aligned beneath the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall.
- The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In 1950, as a result of the beginning of the Cold War, the airfield was transferred to the U.S.
Facts about Limbang Airport (LMN):
- The furthest airport from Limbang Airport (LMN) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Limbang Airport (meaning Limbang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,336 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Currently, Malaysia Airlines' subsidiary MASWings operates into and out of the airport.
- Because of Limbang Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Limbang 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 addition to being known as "Limbang Airport", other names for LMN include "Lapangan Terbang Limbang", "林梦机场" and "WBGG".
- The closest airport to Limbang Airport (LMN) is Brunei International Airport (BWN), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of LMN.
- After lengthy delays, the new Limbang Airport project started in the year 2000 and was completed in only four years.
- Limbang Airport (LMN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Limbang Airport handled 50,044 passengers last year.