Nonstop flight route between The Valley, Anguilla and Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA), The Valley, Anguilla and City of Derry Airport (LDY), Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,859 miles (or 6,211 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 Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport and City of Derry 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 Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport and City of Derry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA):

• Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport", another name for AXA is "Wallblake Airport".
• Because of Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport's relatively low elevation of 127 feet, planes can take off or land at Clayton J. Lloyd 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.
• The closest airport to Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) is L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of AXA.
• The furthest airport from Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) is Karratha Airport (KTA), which is nearly antipodal to Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (meaning Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Karratha Airport), and is located 12,263 miles (19,736 kilometers) away in Karratha / Dampier, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about City of Derry Airport (LDY):

• City of Derry Airport (LDY) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "City of Derry Airport", another name for LDY is "Londonderry/Eglinton Airport[1]".
• The furthest airport from City of Derry Airport (LDY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,838 miles (19,051 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Because of City of Derry Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at City of Derry 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.
• A report by Ilex-URC in September 2010, pointed out that there is intentions to grow and increase the number of scheduled routes out of the airport from 7 as of 2010, to 10 by 2015, and 15 by 2020.
• In May 2006, the European Commission gave its approval for the British and Irish governments to invest €15 million in the airport.
• In April 2009 the council issued tender documents for a multi-million pound expansion of the terminal to improve passenger flow and meet current EU customs and immigration regulations.
• The closest airport to City of Derry Airport (LDY) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of LDY.
• City of Derry Airport handled 384,973 passengers last year.
• Eglinton Aerodrome, as it is known locally, has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.