Nonstop flight route between Kenai, Alaska, United States and Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Kenai Municipal Airport (ENA), Kenai, Alaska, United States and London Luton Airport (LTN), Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,502 miles (or 7,245 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 Kenai Municipal Airport and London Luton 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 Kenai Municipal Airport and London Luton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Kenai Municipal Airport (ENA):

• Because of Kenai Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 99 feet, planes can take off or land at Kenai Municipal 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.
• Kenai Municipal Airport (ENA) has 3 runways.
• As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 96,565 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 82,277 enplanements in 2009, and 86,857 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Kenai Municipal Airport (ENA) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,594 miles (17,050 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Kenai Municipal Airport (ENA) is Soldotna Airport (SXQ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) SE of ENA.

Facts about London Luton Airport (LTN):

• In addition Monarch and Thomson Airways have their head offices located at the airport.
• London Luton Airport (LTN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The airport recently featured in the series "Supersize Grime" which focused on the cleaning of an Airbus A321 at the Monarch Aircraft Engineering Ltd hangar 127.
• The airport possesses a single runway, running roughly east to west, with a length of 2,160 m at an elevation of 526 ft.
• London Luton Airport handled 9,697,944 passengers last year.
• It became the operating base for charter airlines such as Autair, Euravia, Dan-Air and Monarch.
• The closest airport to London Luton Airport (LTN) is Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of LTN.
• Because of London Luton Airport's relatively low elevation of 526 feet, planes can take off or land at London Luton 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 furthest airport from London Luton Airport (LTN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,851 miles (19,072 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.