Nonstop flight route between Shiraz, Iran and Leeuwarden, Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shiraz International Airport (SYZ), Shiraz, Iran and Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR), Leeuwarden, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,854 miles (or 4,592 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 Shiraz International Airport and Leeuwarden Air Base, 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 Shiraz International Airport and Leeuwarden Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SYZ / OISS |
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Location: | Shiraz, Iran |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°32'21"N by 52°35'24"E |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Organization of Iran/Military of Iran |
Airport Type: | Public/Military |
Elevation: | 4920 feet (1,500 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SYZ |
More Information: | SYZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWR / EHLW |
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Location: | Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°13'42"N by 5°45'38"E |
Operator/Owner: | Military of the Netherlands |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 3 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWR |
More Information: | LWR Maps & Info |
Facts about Shiraz International Airport (SYZ):
- Shiraz International Airport (SYZ) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Shiraz International Airport (SYZ) is Bushehr Airport (BUZ), which is located 114 miles (183 kilometers) WSW of SYZ.
- Shiraz International Airport consists of three terminals, with two Terminals for arrival and departure for International flights and one for Domestic flights.
- The furthest airport from Shiraz International Airport (SYZ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,794 miles (18,981 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "Shiraz International Airport", another name for SYZ is "Shahid Dastghaib International Airport Tadayon Air Base".
- Because of Shiraz International Airport's high elevation of 4,920 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SYZ. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SYZ a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR):
- The closest airport to Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of LWR.
- The airport of Leeuwarden was built in 1938, and originally was used as an airport between Schiphol – Eelde.
- Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,955 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- After the liberation of the Netherlands, the airbase was repaired.
- Leeuwarden Air Base is also one of the three military airbases, which organises the annual public open days of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, consisting of an air show and static exhibits.
- Because of Leeuwarden Air Base's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Leeuwarden Air Base 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 "Leeuwarden Air Base", another name for LWR is "Vliegbasis Leeuwarden".
- In 2016 a squadron of MQ-9 Reapers will be based at Leeuwarden Air Base to be fully operational as of 2017.