Nonstop flight route between Cleveland, Ohio, United States and Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cuyahoga County Airport (CGF), Cleveland, Ohio, United States and Tingwall Airport (LWK), Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,476 miles (or 5,593 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 Cuyahoga County Airport and Tingwall 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 Cuyahoga County Airport and Tingwall Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cuyahoga County Airport (CGF):

• In addition to being known as "Cuyahoga County Airport", another name for CGF is "Robert D. Shea Field".
• Cuyahoga County Airport (CGF) currently has only 1 runway.
• The facilities includes 6 office buildings in the Industrial Park, an Administrative Safety and Service complex, 15 hangar facilities and 2 tie down areas to accommodate the 133 based aircraft, a flight school, US Customs, an FAA Air Traffic Control Tower, an 18 hole golf course and an employee base in excess of 2000.
• The closest airport to Cuyahoga County Airport (CGF) is Willoughby Lost Nation Municipal Airport (LNN), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) NNE of CGF.
• The furthest airport from Cuyahoga County Airport (CGF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,391 miles (18,332 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Developed in 1928 by Curtiss Wright and operated until closed a privately owned airport in 1930.
• Because of Cuyahoga County Airport's relatively low elevation of 879 feet, planes can take off or land at Cuyahoga County 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.

Facts about Tingwall Airport (LWK):

• Tingwall Airport (LWK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Tingwall Airport handled 5,059 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Tingwall Airport (LWK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,422 miles (18,383 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Tingwall Airport", another name for LWK is "Lerwick/Tingwall Airport".
• The closest airport to Tingwall Airport (LWK) is Scatsta Airport (SCS), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of LWK.
• Because of Tingwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Tingwall 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.