Nonstop flight route between Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom and Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(53°51'57"N by 1°39'38"W)
Arrival Airport:
(43°27'38"N by 80°22'42"W)
Distance from LBA to YKF:
3,472.76 miles (5,588.85 km)
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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 Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF), Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,473 miles (or 5,589 kilometers).
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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: | YKF / CYKF |
| Airport Name: | Region of Waterloo International Airport |
| Location: | Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°27'38"N by 80°22'42"W |
| Area Served: | Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario |
| Operator/Owner: | Regional Municipality of Waterloo, OntarioAirport Manager - Chris Wood, AAE |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1055 feet (322 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YKF |
| More Information: | YKF Maps & Info |
Facts about Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA):
- 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 closest airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) is Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) SSE of LBA.
- 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.
- On 5 November 2008, Bridgepoint Capital announced their £28 million plans to redevelop the airport terminal.
- 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.
- Leeds Bradford International Airport handled 3,318,358 passengers last year.
- On 4 November 1984, the day the runway extension was officially opened, Wardair commenced transatlantic flights from Leeds Bradford to Toronto, using Boeing 747s, though these flights were later discontinued.
- 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.
- The airport lost its direct link with London in March 2009 when BMI ceased its route to London Heathrow.
- In 2012, Monarch announced it would open an operation base at the airport in 2013.
Facts about Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF):
- The closest airport to Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) is John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SE of YKF.
- As of June 2012, it is the 10th busiest airport in Canada by aircraft movements, and underwent a major expansion in 2003.
- The new K-W Municipal Airport became a general aviation facility in 1969.
- Region of Waterloo International Airport handled 138,733 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,377 miles (18,309 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- On 17 December 2009, WestJet announced new daily seasonal flights to Vancouver as part of WestJet's enhanced summer schedule for 2010.
- On 25 March 2014 Bearskin Airlines announced that they will terminate all scheduled service from the airport effective 1 April 2014.
- Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.46 miles (55.46 km) SSE | Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 38.10 miles (61.32 km) SE | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 43.43 miles (69.90 km) SW | Manchester Airport (MAN) | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 45.41 miles (73.07 km) NNE | Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME) | Teesside, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 50.60 miles (81.43 km) W | Warton Aerodrome (WRT) | Warton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 56.17 miles (90.40 km) W | Blackpool International Airport (BLK) | Blackpool, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 57.22 miles (92.09 km) ESE | Humberside Airport (HUY) | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 61.07 miles (98.28 km) SW | Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 66.16 miles (106.48 km) ESE | RAF Binbrook (GSY) | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 67.73 miles (108.99 km) WNW | Barrow/Walney Island Airport (BWF) | Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 72.01 miles (115.90 km) SW | Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG) | Chester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 72.82 miles (117.19 km) S | East Midlands Airport (EMA) | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 80.98 miles (130.33 km) N | Newcastle Airport (NCL) | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 81.42 miles (131.04 km) SE | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 87.25 miles (140.41 km) NNW | Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) | Carlisle, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,780.39 miles (18,958.66 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,778.43 miles (18,955.50 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,758.12 miles (18,922.81 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,741.78 miles (18,896.52 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,717.49 miles (18,857.43 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,703.29 miles (18,834.58 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,702.66 miles (18,833.56 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,690.25 miles (18,813.58 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,687.77 miles (18,809.59 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,685.12 miles (18,805.34 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,673.10 miles (18,785.98 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,655.25 miles (18,757.26 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,648.64 miles (18,746.62 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,646.67 miles (18,743.46 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,625.14 miles (18,708.80 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.85 miles (48.04 km) SE | John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport (YHM) | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |
| 2 | 40.31 miles (64.87 km) ENE | Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | |
| 3 | 48.84 miles (78.60 km) SW | London international Airport (YXU) | London, Ontario, Canada | |
| 4 | 50.53 miles (81.33 km) ENE | Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (YTZ) | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| 5 | 57.55 miles (92.62 km) ENE | Buttonville Airport (YKZ) | Buttonville, Ontario, Canada | |
| 6 | 57.92 miles (93.21 km) WSW | Centralia/James T. Field Memorial Aerodrome (YCE) | Centralia, Ontario, Canada | |
| 7 | 60.32 miles (97.07 km) SW | St. Thomas Municipal Airport (YQS) | St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada | |
| 8 | 60.64 miles (97.60 km) NNE | Canadian Forces Base Borden (YBN) | Borden, Ontario, Canada | |
| 9 | 63.48 miles (102.16 km) ESE | St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM) | St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | |
| 10 | 76.08 miles (122.44 km) ESE | Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG) | Niagara Falls, New York, United States | |
| 11 | 79.74 miles (128.32 km) NW | Kincardine Airport (YKD) | Kincardine, Ontario, Canada | |
| 12 | 80.62 miles (129.75 km) ENE | Oshawa Municipal Airport (YOO) | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| 13 | 81.33 miles (130.89 km) NNW | Owen Sound/Billy Bishop Regional Airport (YOS) | Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada | |
| 14 | 87.17 miles (140.28 km) SE | Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport (DKK) | Dunkirk, New York, United States | |
| 15 | 90.38 miles (145.45 km) ESE | Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) | Buffalo, New York, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,376.61 miles (18,308.84 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,352.56 miles (18,270.13 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,347.62 miles (18,262.19 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,326.31 miles (18,227.89 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,302.70 miles (18,189.89 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,264.61 miles (18,128.58 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,256.17 miles (18,115.00 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,255.44 miles (18,113.83 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,244.11 miles (18,095.59 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,194.32 miles (18,015.46 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,123.82 miles (17,902.01 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,098.62 miles (17,861.46 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,077.01 miles (17,826.67 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,076.02 miles (17,825.09 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,066.64 miles (17,809.98 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |