Nonstop flight route between Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom and Sandy Lake, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tingwall Airport (LWK), Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom and Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ), Sandy Lake, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,244 miles (or 5,221 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 Tingwall Airport and Sandy Lake 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 Tingwall Airport and Sandy Lake Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWK / EGET |
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Location: | Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°11'30"N by 1°14'36"W |
Area Served: | Lerwick |
Operator/Owner: | Shetland Islands Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWK |
More Information: | LWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZSJ / CZSJ |
Airport Name: | Sandy Lake Airport |
Location: | Sandy Lake, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°3'51"N by 93°20'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ontario |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 951 feet (290 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZSJ |
More Information: | ZSJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Tingwall Airport (LWK):
- Because of Tingwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Tingwall 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.
- In addition to being known as "Tingwall Airport", another name for LWK is "Lerwick/Tingwall Airport".
- Tingwall Airport handled 5,059 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Tingwall Airport (LWK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,422 miles (18,383 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Tingwall Airport (LWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tingwall Airport (LWK) is Scatsta Airport (SCS), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of LWK.
Facts about Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ):
- The closest airport to Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ) is Keewaywin Airport (KEW), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) ESE of ZSJ.
- The furthest airport from Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,516 miles (16,924 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Sandy Lake Airport (ZSJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sandy Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 951 feet, planes can take off or land at Sandy Lake 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.