Nonstop flight route between Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Hamburg Airport (HAM), Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 524 miles (or 843 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 RAF Lyneham and Hamburg Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYE / EGDL |
Airport Name: | RAF Lyneham |
Location: | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°30'19"N by 1°59'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 512 feet (156 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYE |
More Information: | LYE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAM / EDDH |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Hamburg / Fuhlsbüttel, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°37'49"N by 9°59'27"E |
Area Served: | Hamburg, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | FHG Flughafen Hamburg GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 53 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HAM |
More Information: | HAM Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):
- The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
- On 14 October 1942, 511 squadron was formed from No.
- RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
- Because of RAF Lyneham's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Lyneham 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 RAF Lyneham (LYE) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The station closed on 31 December 2012 with the majority of its personnel and other assets having moved to RAF Brize Norton.
- A stone memorial commemorating the RAF's use of the station for over 70 years was unveiled on 1 June 2012.
- On 16 October 1946, 511 squadron was formed again as an Avro York operator.
- RAF Lyneham received the first of 25 brand-new Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules on 23 November 1999, to be operated by Nos.
Facts about Hamburg Airport (HAM):
- The closest airport to Hamburg Airport (HAM) is Hamburg Finkenwerder Airport (XFW), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SW of HAM.
- In the early 1990s, the airport began an extensive modernization process.
- By road, the airport can be reached from motorway A7 using the state highway B433, which is the third ring road.
- In the 1960s discussions began with the aim of moving the airport to Heidmoor by Kaltenkirchen.
- Because of Hamburg Airport's relatively low elevation of 53 feet, planes can take off or land at Hamburg 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 Hamburg Airport (HAM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,698 miles (18,826 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Hamburg Airport (HAM) has 2 runways.
- Hamburg Airport handled 13,502,939 passengers last year.
- Hamburg has two terminals, Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, connected by the Airport Plaza and the baggage claim area that extends through the lower levels of all three buildings.
- In addition to being known as "Hamburg Airport", another name for HAM is "Flughafen Hamburg".