Nonstop flight route between Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States and Doncaster, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI), Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA), Doncaster, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,734 miles (or 6,009 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 Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield, 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 Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site and Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNI / PALN |
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Location: | Lonely, North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 70°54'38"N by 153°14'31"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNI |
More Information: | LNI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DSA / EGCN |
Airport Name: | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield |
Location: | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°28'31"N by 1°0'15"W |
Area Served: | Doncaster, Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley (South Yorkshire), Retford, Worksop (Bassetlaw District) |
Operator/Owner: | Peel Airports |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from DSA |
More Information: | DSA Maps & Info |
Facts about Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI):
- The closest airport to Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) is Alpine Airstrip (DQH), which is located 66 miles (106 kilometers) SE of LNI.
- Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site 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 Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site (LNI) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,219 miles (16,447 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- The airstrip was built in 1957 to support the Distant Early Warning Line radar station at Point Lonely.
- In addition to being known as "Point Lonely Short Range Radar Site", other names for LNI include " " and "AK71".
Facts about Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA):
- Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Thomson and First Choice are currently trying to re-open family and couple longhaul routes.
- It was reopened as Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield in April 2005 after low-cost flights and rising passenger demand made a new commercial airport feasible.
- Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield handled 690,351 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Sheffield City Heliport (SZD), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WSW of DSA.
- The airport is home to Doncaster Sheffield Flying School.
- The furthest airport from Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,785 miles (18,966 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Because of Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield 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 airport owes its origins to military aviation, having been founded as Finningley Airfield in 1915.