Nonstop flight route between Mansfield, Ohio, United States and Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD), Mansfield, Ohio, United States and Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR), Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,578 miles (or 5,758 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 Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport and Svalbard Airport, Longyear, 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 Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport and Svalbard Airport, Longyear. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MFD / KMFD |
Airport Name: | Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport |
Location: | Mansfield, Ohio, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°49'17"N by 82°31'0"W |
Area Served: | Mansfield, Ohio |
Operator/Owner: | City of Mansfield |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1297 feet (395 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from MFD |
More Information: | MFD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYR / ENSB |
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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 |
Facts about Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD):
- The furthest airport from Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,361 miles (18,284 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD) is Galion Municipal Airport (GQQ), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) WSW of MFD.
- The airport is home to the Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base and the 179th Airlift Wing, an Ohio Air National Guard unit operationally-gained by the Air Mobility Command.
- Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport (MFD) has 2 runways.
- The airport has the capability to handle large aircraft including the USAF C-5 and the Antonov 124-100.
Facts about Svalbard Airport, Longyear (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.
- 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.
- Construction started in 1973.
- Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Svalbard Airport, Longyear (LYR) is Honningsvåg Airport, Valan (HVG), which is located 534 miles (859 kilometers) SSE of LYR.
- In 2011, the airport had 126,350 passengers.Scandinavian Airlines operates daily flights to Tromsø and Oslo in mainland Norway.
- The airport is located 1.6 nautical miles northwest of Longyearbyen, the largest settlement on Svalbard.
- In addition to being known as "Svalbard Airport, Longyear", another name for LYR is "Svalbard lufthavn, Longyear".