Nonstop flight route between Farnborough, United Kingdom and Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Farnborough Airport (FAB), Farnborough, United Kingdom and Los Alamos Airport (LAM), Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,921 miles (or 7,920 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 Farnborough Airport and Los Alamos 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 Farnborough Airport and Los Alamos Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAB / EGLF |
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| Location: | Farnborough, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°16'31"N by 0°46'39"W |
| Area Served: | Farnborough, Aldershot |
| Operator/Owner: | Techniques d'Avant Garde (TAG) |
| Airport Type: | Private |
| Elevation: | 238 feet (73 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FAB |
| More Information: | FAB Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAM / KLAM |
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| Location: | Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°52'46"N by 106°16'6"W |
| Area Served: | Los Alamos, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Los Alamos |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7171 feet (2,186 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAM |
| More Information: | LAM Maps & Info |
Facts about Farnborough Airport (FAB):
- Because of Farnborough Airport's relatively low elevation of 238 feet, planes can take off or land at Farnborough 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.
- Farnborough airfield and RAE was bombed by Germany on the 13th August 1940 by a flight of Junkers 88 A-1’s from the KG54 squadron during World War 2.
- The furthest airport from Farnborough Airport (FAB) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,884 miles (19,125 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Opposition to the business airport has been chronicled by Blackwater Environmental Justice, and Farnborough Aerodrome Residents Association was formed by the local community to oppose the airport expansion.
- Farnborough Airport (FAB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Farnborough Airport (FAB) is Blackbushe Airport (BBS), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) NW of FAB.
- Farnborough Airport sees the bulk of its traffic from conventional business jets, such as the Cessna Citation, the Gulfstream, the Dassault Falcon, the Learjet, the Bombardier Challenger, the Bombardier Global 5000, the Bombardier Global XRS and the BAe 125.
- In addition to being known as "Farnborough Airport", another name for FAB is "TAG London Farnborough Airport".
- TAG Aviation is a multinational business aviation operator, with aircraft based in Farnborough, Switzerland, and Madrid.
Facts about Los Alamos Airport (LAM):
- Los Alamos Airport covers an area of 89 acres at an elevation of 7,171 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Los Alamos Airport (LAM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,157 miles (17,956 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In addition to being known as "Los Alamos Airport", another name for LAM is "Los Alamos County Airport".
- The closest airport to Los Alamos Airport (LAM) is Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NE of LAM.
- Because of Los Alamos Airport's high elevation of 7,171 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LAM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LAM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Because of the restricted airspace immediately to the south of the runway, and the noise-sensitive residential area just west of the runway, Los Alamos Airport employs a non-standard traffic pattern.
- Los Alamos Airport (LAM) currently has only 1 runway.
