Nonstop flight route between Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda and Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda and London Stansted Airport (STN), Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,458 miles (or 5,565 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 L.F. Wade International Airport and London Stansted 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 L.F. Wade International Airport and London Stansted Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA):

• The airfield was built between 1941 and 1943 by levelling Long Bird Island and several smaller islands, and filling in the waterways between them and St.
• Air traffic control service is provided by BAS-Serco under contract to the DAO.
• L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of L.F. Wade International Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at L.F. Wade 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 airport is also active in affairs of the Airports Council International, hosting the industry organisation's Legal Affairs Committee annual meeting in 2005.
• The closest airport to L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) is Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC), which is located 658 miles (1,059 kilometers) WNW of BDA.
• The furthest airport from L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) is Rottnest Airport (RTS), which is nearly antipodal to L.F. Wade International Airport (meaning L.F. Wade International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rottnest Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about London Stansted Airport (STN):

• During the 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s the Fire Service Training School was based on the eastern side of the airfield under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, now the Civil Aviation Authority.
• London Stansted Airport (STN) currently has only 1 runway.
• Satellite Three has no air gates which suits the preference of Stansted's biggest airline Ryanair of boarding and disembarking with steps.
• London Stansted Airport handled 17,852,393 passengers last year.
• Because of London Stansted Airport's relatively low elevation of 348 feet, planes can take off or land at London Stansted 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 London Stansted Airport (STN) is MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ENE of STN.
• In 1988, over 1.1 million passengers passed through Stansted, the first time annual passenger numbers had exceeded 1 million at the airport.
• Stansted Airport has one main passenger terminal, near the village of Stansted Mountfitchet.
• Long-haul scheduled services commenced in the early 1990s when American Airlines operated a transatlantic service between Stansted and Chicago, however the route was unprofitable and was withdrawn in 1993.Continental Airlines also operated services in the late 1990s from Newark, but this service was stopped shortly after the 11 September 2001 attacks.
• The furthest airport from London Stansted Airport (STN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.