Nonstop flight route between Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom and Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA), Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom and Fakfak Airport (FKQ), Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,065 miles (or 12,979 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 Leeds Bradford International Airport and Fakfak 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 Leeds Bradford International Airport and Fakfak Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBA / EGNM |
Airport Name: | Leeds Bradford International Airport |
Location: | Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°51'57"N by 1°39'38"W |
Area Served: | West and North Yorkshire |
Operator/Owner: | Bridgepoint Capital |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 681 feet (208 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LBA |
More Information: | LBA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKQ / WASF |
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Location: | Fak Fak, Irian Jaya, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°55'11"S by 132°16'0"E |
Area Served: | Fakfak, West Papua, Indonesia |
Operator/Owner: | Fakfak Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 462 feet (141 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FKQ |
More Information: | FKQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA):
- Yeadon was requisitioned by the Royal Air Force and became part of firstly 13 Group, then 12 Group at a later date.
- Leeds Bradford International Airport handled 3,318,358 passengers last year.
- The airport was opened as the "Leeds and Bradford Municipal Aerodrome" on 17 October 1931 and was operated by the Yorkshire Aeroplane Club on behalf of Leeds and Bradford Corporations.
- Because of Leeds Bradford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 681 feet, planes can take off or land at Leeds Bradford International 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 Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,780 miles (18,959 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) is Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SSE of LBA.
- Leeds Bradford has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers and for flight training.
- The original runway was closed on 6 October 2005, to be redeveloped as a taxiway and to provide additional apron space.
- Civil flights recommenced at the airport in 1947, after Geoff Rennard fought for Leeds and Bradford to have an aerodrome, and eventually gained permission for an Aero Club.
- By the mid 1970s the package holiday had become popular in the UK and in 1976 the first holiday charter flight to the Iberian Peninsula departed Leeds Bradford.
- Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In November 2009, Jet2 brought a US destination back to Leeds Bradford for the first time in over 15 years, introducing seasonal flights to Newark International.
Facts about Fakfak Airport (FKQ):
- The furthest airport from Fakfak Airport (FKQ) is Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport (BEL), which is nearly antipodal to Fakfak Airport (meaning Fakfak Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Belém/Val de Cans–Júlio Cezar Ribeiro International Airport), and is located 12,135 miles (19,529 kilometers) away in Belém, Pará, Brazil.
- In addition to being known as "Fakfak Airport", another name for FKQ is "Bandar Udara Fakfak".
- Because of Fakfak Airport's relatively low elevation of 462 feet, planes can take off or land at Fakfak 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 Fakfak Airport (FKQ) is Babo Airport (BXB), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) ENE of FKQ.
- Fakfak Airport (FKQ) currently has only 1 runway.