Nonstop flight route between Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway and Buchanan, Liberia:
Departure Airport:
(78°14'45"N by 15°27'56"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°54'15"N by 10°3'29"W)
Distance from LYR to UCN:
5,080.24 miles (8,175.83 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway and Buchanan Airport (UCN), Buchanan, Liberia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,080 miles (or 8,176 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 Svalbard Airport, Longyear and Buchanan 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 Svalbard Airport, Longyear and Buchanan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYR / ENSB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway |
| GPS Coordinates: | 78°14'45"N by 15°27'56"E |
| Area Served: | Svalbard, Norway |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 94 feet (29 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LYR |
| More Information: | LYR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UCN / GLBU |
| Airport Name: | Buchanan Airport |
| Location: | Buchanan, Liberia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°54'15"N by 10°3'29"W |
| Area Served: | Buchanan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 41 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UCN |
| More Information: | UCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR):
- Lufttransport has been at the airport since 1976.
- The closest airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), which is located 534 miles (859 kilometers) SSE of LYR.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear handled 126,350 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,170 miles (16,367 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Svalbard Airport, Longyear's relatively low elevation of 94 feet, planes can take off or land at Svalbard Airport, Longyear 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 "Svalbard Airport, Longyear", another name for LYR is "Svalbard lufthavn, Longyear".
- Lufttransport has a base at Svalbard Airport with two 19-seat Dornier Do 228-202K aircraft and 15 employees.
- The first night landing was made on 8 December 1965.
Facts about Buchanan Airport (UCN):
- The furthest airport from Buchanan Airport (UCN) is Nauru International Airport (INU), which is nearly antipodal to Buchanan Airport (meaning Buchanan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Nauru International Airport), and is located 12,012 miles (19,331 kilometers) away in Yaren, Nauru.
- Buchanan Airport (UCN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Buchanan Airport (UCN) is Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NW of UCN.
- Because of Buchanan Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Buchanan 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 533.85 miles (859.15 km) SSE | Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG) | Nordkapp, Finnmark, Norway |     |
| 2 | 543.13 miles (874.07 km) SSE | Hammerfest Airport (HFT) | Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 3 | 544.90 miles (876.94 km) SSE | Mehamn Airport (MEH) | Mehamn, Norway | |
| 4 | 549.48 miles (884.30 km) SSE | Hasvik Airport (HAA) | Hasvik, Norway | |
| 5 | 564.10 miles (907.83 km) SSE | Berlevåg Airport (BVG) | Berlevåg, Norway | |
| 6 | 586.80 miles (944.37 km) SSE | Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) | Båtsfjord, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 7 | 589.37 miles (948.49 km) SSE | Alta Airport (ALF) | Alta, Norway | |
| 8 | 591.10 miles (951.28 km) SSE | Lakselv Airport, Banak (LKL) | Lakselv, Norway | |
| 9 | 593.13 miles (954.55 km) SSE | Sørkjosen Airport (SOJ) | Sørkjosen, Norway | |
| 10 | 595.17 miles (957.83 km) S | Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) | Tromsø, Norway | |
| 11 | 613.51 miles (987.35 km) SE | Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW) | Vardø, Norway | |
| 12 | 618.76 miles (995.80 km) S | Andøya Airport, Andenes (ANX) | Andenes, Norway | |
| 13 | 622.86 miles (1,002.39 km) SSE | Vadsø Airport (VDS) | Vadsø, Finnmark, Norway | |
| 14 | 637.58 miles (1,026.08 km) S | Bardufoss Airport (BDU) | Bardufoss, Norway | |
| 15 | 645.47 miles (1,038.79 km) SSE | Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) | Kirkenes, Finnmark, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,169.96 miles (16,366.93 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,155.21 miles (16,343.19 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,123.73 miles (16,292.52 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,105.38 miles (16,262.99 km) SSE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,050.22 miles (16,174.23 km) SSE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,046.48 miles (16,168.20 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,035.38 miles (16,150.34 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,032.30 miles (16,145.38 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,015.87 miles (16,118.93 km) SSE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,002.12 miles (16,096.81 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,001.91 miles (16,096.47 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 9,978.64 miles (16,059.03 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,966.83 miles (16,040.02 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 9,957.34 miles (16,024.74 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 9,955.39 miles (16,021.60 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.90 miles (49.73 km) NW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 2 | 54.98 miles (88.47 km) WNW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 3 | 90.90 miles (146.29 km) SE | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 4 | 132.28 miles (212.89 km) E | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 5 | 140.75 miles (226.51 km) SE | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 6 | 149.25 miles (240.19 km) NE | Nimba Airport (NIA) | Nimba, Liberia | |
| 7 | 157.53 miles (253.51 km) NNW | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 8 | 161.39 miles (259.73 km) NE | Nzérékoré Airport (NZE) | N'zerekore, Guinea | |
| 9 | 168.63 miles (271.39 km) N | Voinjama Airport (VOI) | Voinjama, Liberia | |
| 10 | 169.54 miles (272.84 km) N | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 11 | 179.35 miles (288.64 km) ENE | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 183.06 miles (294.60 km) NW | Bo Airport (KBS) | Bo, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 186.10 miles (299.50 km) NNE | Macenta Airport (MCA) | Macenta, Guinea | |
| 14 | 193.68 miles (311.70 km) ESE | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 15 | 194.15 miles (312.45 km) ENE | Man Airport (MJC) | Man, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,012.03 miles (19,331.44 km) SSE | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 2 | 11,944.90 miles (19,223.40 km) SSW | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,919.96 miles (19,183.27 km) SSW | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 11,913.69 miles (19,173.17 km) SW | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,912.40 miles (19,171.11 km) WSW | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 11,886.96 miles (19,130.17 km) SSW | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 11,879.46 miles (19,118.10 km) SSE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 8 | 11,863.84 miles (19,092.96 km) SSE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 11,863.39 miles (19,092.23 km) SSW | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 10 | 11,841.24 miles (19,056.58 km) SSW | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,840.49 miles (19,055.38 km) SSE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 12 | 11,827.41 miles (19,034.32 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 11,803.51 miles (18,995.87 km) ESE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 11,795.97 miles (18,983.72 km) S | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 15 | 11,791.50 miles (18,976.54 km) ESE | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |