Nonstop flight route between Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom and Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA), Leeds / Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom and Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY), Kindersley, Saskatchewan, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,046 miles (or 6,511 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 Kindersley Regional 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 Kindersley Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA):

• In August 1986, an Air France Concorde charter flight from Paris landed at Leeds Bradford for the first time, and an estimated 60,000 people were there to see it.
• 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 original runway was closed on 6 October 2005, to be redeveloped as a taxiway and to provide additional apron space.
• 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 and Bradford Airport contains a memorial to its wartime heritage in the shape of a 609 Squadron Memorial.
• 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.
• In 1978, it was decided that, with runway extensions, the airport could be upgraded to regional airport status.
• 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.
• 609 Squadron formation on 10 February 1936 until 27 August 1939 when they moved to Catterick.
• 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.
• Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Leeds Bradford International Airport handled 3,318,358 passengers last year.

Facts about Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY):

• The furthest airport from Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,217 miles (16,443 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Kindersley Regional Airport (YKY) is Vermilion Airport (YVG), which is located 91 miles (146 kilometers) NW of YKY.