Nonstop flight route between Ely, Minnesota, United States and Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ely Municipal Airport (LYU), Ely, Minnesota, United States and Piarco International Airport (POS), Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,121 miles (or 5,023 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 Ely Municipal Airport and Piarco 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 Ely Municipal Airport and Piarco International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYU / KELO |
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Location: | Ely, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°49'27"N by 91°49'50"W |
Area Served: | Ely, Minnesota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Ely |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1456 feet (444 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYU |
More Information: | LYU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | POS / TTPP |
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Location: | Piarco (near Port of Spain), Trinidad and Tobago |
GPS Coordinates: | 10°35'43"N by 61°20'13"W |
Area Served: | Port of Spain |
Operator/Owner: | City of Port of Spain |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 58 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from POS |
More Information: | POS Maps & Info |
Facts about Ely Municipal Airport (LYU):
- The furthest airport from Ely Municipal Airport (LYU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,748 miles (17,296 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Ely Municipal Airport", another name for LYU is "ELO".
- The closest airport to Ely Municipal Airport (LYU) is Range Regional Airport (HIB), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) WSW of LYU.
- Ely Municipal Airport (LYU) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Piarco International Airport (POS):
- In addition to being known as "Piarco International Airport", another name for POS is "78970[1][2]".
- The Air Guard of Trinidad and Tobago is based at Piarco International Airport.
- The furthest airport from Piarco International Airport (POS) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to Piarco International Airport (meaning Piarco International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,308 miles (19,808 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- Piarco International Airport (POS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Piarco Airport opened on 8 January 1931, to serve Venezuela's Compagnie Generale Aeropostale.
- In World War II the original airfield was used to house the Royal Navy Observer School HMS Goshawk.
- In 2006 the Airports Authority of Trinidad And Tobago commissioned a study for land use planning and urban development planning.
- The closest airport to Piarco International Airport (POS) is A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) NE of POS.
- Because of Piarco International Airport's relatively low elevation of 58 feet, planes can take off or land at Piarco International 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.