Nonstop flight route between Enschede, Netherlands and Luanda, Angola:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Enschede Airport Twente (ENS), Enschede, Netherlands and Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD), Luanda, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,241 miles (or 6,825 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 Enschede Airport Twente and Quatro de Fevereiro 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 Enschede Airport Twente and Quatro de Fevereiro 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 Enschede Airport Twente (ENS):

• On 1 December 2010 the ownership of the airport grounds has been transferred to the Twente region and the city of Enschede.
• The furthest airport from Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,832 miles (19,042 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) is Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) E of ENS.
• In addition to being known as "Enschede Airport Twente", another name for ENS is "(Advanced Landing Ground B-106)".
• The airport currently sees limited use by general aviation.
• Because of Enschede Airport Twente's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Enschede Airport Twente 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.
• Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) currently has only 1 runway.
• There are no public transport links to Enschede Airport.
• Currently there are no scheduled flights from Enschede Airport.

Facts about Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD):

• The closest airport to Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) is Ambriz Airport (AZZ), which is located 69 miles (111 kilometers) N of LAD.
• Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport handled 2,430,794 passengers last year.
• Because of Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 243 feet, planes can take off or land at Quatro de Fevereiro 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.
• In the near future, the airport will be replaced by the new Angola International Airport.
• In addition to being known as "Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport", other names for LAD include "Aeroporto 4 de Fevereiro (Belas) (Luanda)" and "Aeroporto Internacional 4 de Fevereiro".
• Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport (LAD) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is located 11,862 miles (19,090 kilometers) away in Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.
• On 31 January 2010, Guicango Yakovlev Yak-40 D2-FES suffered the collapse of all landing gears on landing after a flight from Cabinda.
• On 27 June 2009, a British Airways Boeing 777-200ER G-RAES was damaged, while it was parked, by a collision with a Hainan Airlines Airbus A340-600 B-6510.