Nonstop flight route between Ghadames, Libya and Plymouth, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ghadames Airport (LTD), Ghadames, Libya and Plymouth City Airport (PLH), Plymouth, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,572 miles (or 2,531 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 Ghadames Airport and Plymouth City Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LTD / HLTD |
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Location: | Ghadames, Libya |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°9'2"N by 9°41'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | Libyan National Army |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 1119 feet (341 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LTD |
More Information: | LTD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLH / EGHD |
Airport Name: | Plymouth City Airport |
Location: | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°25'22"N by 4°6'20"W |
Area Served: | Plymouth |
Operator/Owner: | Plymouth City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 476 feet (145 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PLH |
More Information: | PLH Maps & Info |
Facts about Ghadames Airport (LTD):
- In addition to being known as "Ghadames Airport", another name for LTD is "Ghadames Air Base".
- Ghadames Airport (LTD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Ghadames Airport (LTD) is In Amenas Airport (IAM), which is located 145 miles (233 kilometers) S of LTD.
- The furthest airport from Ghadames Airport (LTD) is Fuaʻamotu International Airport (TBU), which is located 11,751 miles (18,912 kilometers) away in Nukuʻalofa, Tongatapu, Tonga.
Facts about Plymouth City Airport (PLH):
- The airport was owned by Plymouth City Council and leased to Plymouth based company Sutton Harbour Holdings.
- No airlines currently operate from Plymouth.
- Concern has been expressed about operation of the Devon Air Ambulance with the closure of the airport - for example no night flights are allowed at nearby Derriford Hospital.
- On 28 July 2011, the last commercial passenger flights operated from the airport.
- In 2009, 157,933 passengers passed through the airport, a sharp increase of 34.0% on the 2008 total of 117,823 making Plymouth one of the few UK airports experiencing significant growth during the period.
- The airport closed and ceased all operations on 23 December 2011.
- The airport was officially closed by the Sutton Harbour Group on 23 December 2011.
- The furthest airport from Plymouth City Airport (PLH) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Plymouth City Airport (meaning Plymouth City Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,030 miles (19,361 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- However, despite many local residents sharing the view that these developments represented the 'beginning of the end' for the airport, in October 2007 Air Southwest announced new routes to Dublin, Cork, Chambéry, Glasgow International Airport and Newcastle Airport.
- Because of Plymouth City Airport's relatively low elevation of 476 feet, planes can take off or land at Plymouth City 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.
- Plymouth City Airport handled 157,933 passengers last year.
- Plymouth City Airport (PLH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Plymouth City Airport (PLH) is Exeter International Airport (EXT), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NE of PLH.