Nonstop flight route between Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq and Leesburg, Florida, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Erbil International Airport (EBL), Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq and Leesburg International Airport (LEE), Leesburg, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,727 miles (or 10,826 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 Erbil International Airport and Leesburg International 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 Erbil International Airport and Leesburg International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Erbil International Airport (EBL):

• The furthest airport from Erbil International Airport (EBL) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,525 miles (18,548 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Erbil International Airport, is the main airport of Erbil city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
• The closest airport to Erbil International Airport (EBL) is Sulaimaniyah International Airport (ISU), which is located 89 miles (143 kilometers) ESE of EBL.
• Following the American control and since 2002, Skylink Aviation has provided ground operations and fuel supply at the airport.
• Erbil International Airport offers the least expensive aviation fuel in Iraq.
• It is administered by the Kurdistan Regional Government under a committee consisting of the Prime Minister, Barzani, and is one of two international airports in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, with a third in Duhok being under construction.
• In addition to being known as "Erbil International Airport", other names for EBL include "Firokaxaney Nêwdewletî Hewlêr" and "فڕۆکه‌خانه‌ی نێوده‌وڵه‌تی هه‌ولێر".
• Erbil International Airport (EBL) has 2 runways.
• The airport was built at the beginning of the 1970s as an Iraqi military base.

Facts about Leesburg International Airport (LEE):

• Leesburg International Airport (LEE) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Leesburg International Airport (LEE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,472 miles (18,462 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Leesburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Leesburg 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.
• A veteran of the United States Navy with Master Degrees in Aeronautical Science and Business Administration in Aviation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
• The airfield was closed after the end of World War II and turned over to the City of Leesburg.
• The Air Traffic Control Tower is open 7 days a week from 7:00 a.m.
• The closest airport to Leesburg International Airport (LEE) is Walt Disney World Airport (DWS), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) SSE of LEE.