Nonstop flight route between Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg and Bedford, Massachusetts, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Luxembourg Airport (LUX), Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg and Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED), Bedford, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,582 miles (or 5,764 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 Luxembourg Airport and Laurence G. Hanscom Field, 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 Luxembourg Airport and Laurence G. Hanscom Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUX / ELLX |
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Location: | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°37'23"N by 6°12'15"E |
Area Served: | Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
Operator/Owner: | Luxembourg Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1234 feet (376 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUX |
More Information: | LUX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BED / KBED |
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Location: | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°28'11"N by 71°17'20"W |
Operator/Owner: | Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 132 feet (40 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BED |
More Information: | BED Maps & Info |
Facts about Luxembourg Airport (LUX):
- The airport was originally known as "Sandweiler Airport", and was opened in the 1930s as a small grass airfield with a relatively short, 3400' runway.
- The furthest airport from Luxembourg Airport (LUX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Luxembourg Airport (meaning Luxembourg Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,016 miles (19,338 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Luxembourg Findel Airport is the main airport in Luxembourg.
- The closest airport to Luxembourg Airport (LUX) is Bitburg Airport (BBJ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NE of LUX.
- Luxembourg Airport handled 2,197,331 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Luxembourg Airport", other names for LUX include "Fluchhafe Lëtzebuerg", "Aéroport de Luxembourg" and "Flughafen Luxemburg".
- Terminal B opened in 2004, the building is unique as it only has gates and no check-in counters or arrivals hall.
- Luxembourg Airport (LUX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Sandweiler Airport was used by the Americans for the rest of the war as a transport supply airfield and also to evacuate combat casualties to England.
Facts about Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED):
- As an airport close to Boston, many teams competing in the Boston area use Hanscom Field.
- The furthest airport from Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,753 miles (18,914 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Laurence G. Hanscom Field", another name for BED is "Hanscom Air Force Base".
- In 2006, Neil Entwistle was flown from London to Hanscom by U.S.
- The closest airport to Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) is Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) ESE of BED.
- The field serves aircraft from Piper Cubs to Gulfstream V jets.
- New England's oldest and largest flight school based at Hanscom along with their new facility at Lawrence Airport.
- Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) has 2 runways.
- Because of Laurence G. Hanscom Field's relatively low elevation of 132 feet, planes can take off or land at Laurence G. Hanscom Field 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.
- Hanscom Field is a public use airport operated by the Massachusetts Port Authority in Bedford, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.