Nonstop flight route between Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Tulcán, Ecuador:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA), Tulcán, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,564 miles (or 8,954 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 RAF Lyneham and Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International 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 RAF Lyneham and Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):

• RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
• On 16 October 1946, 511 squadron was formed again as an Avro York operator.
• RAF Lyneham was the Royal Air Force's principal Transport hub, operating the modern Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules, and the aging, but very adaptable, Lockheed C-130K Hercules.
• The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
• 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.
• 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.
• On 14 October 1942, 511 squadron was formed from No.
• A parade attended by the Princess Royal was held on 31 May 2011, to mark the departure of Nos.
• Lyneham's first runways were constructed during 1940 and 1941, the longest being 4,375 ft, the other 3,542 ft.
• 511 Squadron was formed again at RAF Lyneham on 15 December 1959, as the second squadron to operate the Bristol Britannia on long-range trooping flights.
• In 1956, with the arrival of the de Havilland Comet operated by 216 Squadron, the main runway was extended from 6,000 feet to its present length of 7,830 feet.

Facts about Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA):

• Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) is San Luis Airport (IPI), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) NE of TUA.
• The furthest airport from Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (TUA) is Depati Parbo Airport (KRC), which is nearly antipodal to Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport (meaning Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Depati Parbo Airport), and is located 12,331 miles (19,845 kilometers) away in Kerinci, Indonesia.
• Because of Teniente Coronel Luis A Mantilla International Airport's high elevation of 9,649 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TUA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TUA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.