Nonstop flight route between Lelystad, Netherlands and Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lelystad Airport (LEY), Lelystad, Netherlands and Southampton Airport (SOU), Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 313 miles (or 503 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 relatively short distance between Lelystad Airport and Southampton Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEY / EHLE |
Airport Name: | Lelystad Airport |
Location: | Lelystad, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'37"N by 5°31'37"E |
Operator/Owner: | Schiphol Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEY |
More Information: | LEY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SOU / EGHI |
Airport Name: | Southampton Airport |
Location: | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°57'1"N by 1°21'24"W |
Area Served: | Southampton |
Operator/Owner: | Heathrow Airport Holdings |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SOU |
More Information: | SOU Maps & Info |
Facts about Lelystad Airport (LEY):
- In 1993 the Schiphol Group became the owner of the airport.
- Lelystad Airport (LEY) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Lelystad Airport (LEY) is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of LEY.
- Because of the museum, various aviation events are frequently held at the airport.
- An expansion of the airport is planned which would allow mainly budget airlines, holiday charters and regional airlines using aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320 series to operate from Lelystad.
- Because of Lelystad Airport's relatively low elevation of -12 feet, planes can take off or land at Lelystad 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 Lelystad Airport (LEY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,832 miles (19,042 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Southampton Airport (SOU):
- After that war, the site became a transit camp for refugees, mainly Russian, who were anxious to sail to America from the port of Southampton.
- On 5 March 2006 five restored Spitfires took off from Southampton Airport to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the first test flight of the Spitfire.
- The closest airport to Southampton Airport (SOU) is Lasham Airfield (QLA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NE of SOU.
- During the 1950s a mainstay of business for the airport was the Cross channel car ferry service operated by Silver City Airways using Bristol Freighters and Superfreighters.
- The furthest airport from Southampton Airport (SOU) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,918 miles (19,179 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Because of Southampton Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Southampton 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.
- Southampton Airport handled 1,722,758 passengers last year.
- On 5 March 1936 the first test flight of the Supermarine Spitfire took place at the airport, an event commemorated in 2004 by the erection of a near-full size sculpture of K5054, the prototype Spitfire, at the road entrance.
- Southampton Airport (SOU) currently has only 1 runway.