Nonstop flight route between Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden and Hampton, Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Göteborg City Airport (GSE), Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden and Langley Field (LFI), Hampton, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,039 miles (or 6,499 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 Göteborg City Airport and Langley Field, 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 Göteborg City Airport and Langley Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GSE / ESGP |
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Location: | Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 57°46'32"N by 11°52'14"E |
Operator/Owner: | Cityflygplatsen i Göteborg AB |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GSE |
More Information: | GSE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LFI / KLFI |
Airport Name: | Langley Field |
Location: | Hampton, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°4'58"N by 76°21'38"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LFI |
More Information: | LFI Maps & Info |
Facts about Göteborg City Airport (GSE):
- Göteborg City Airport (GSE) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Göteborg City Airport", another name for GSE is "Gothenburg City Airport".
- The furthest airport from Göteborg City Airport (GSE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,407 miles (18,358 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Göteborg City Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Göteborg City 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 closest airport to Göteborg City Airport (GSE) is Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) ESE of GSE.
- DFDS Seaways cited competition from low-cost air services, especially Ryanair, as being a reason for its scrapping the Newcastle-Gothenburg ferry service in October 2006.
- In 1940, a military airbase called F9 Säve was built here.
Facts about Langley Field (LFI):
- In 1916, the National Advisory Council for Aeronautics, predecessor to NASA, established the need for a joint airfield and proving ground for Army, Navy and NACA aircraft.
- The closest airport to Langley Field (LFI) is Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of LFI.
- In the early 1920s, Langley became the site where the new air power concept was tried and proven.
- The furthest airport from Langley Field (LFI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- At the outbreak of World War II Langley took on a new mission, to develop special detector equipment used in antisubmarine warfare.
- In January 1976 the 1st Tactical Fighter Wing was transferred to Langley from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida with the mission of maintaining combat capability for rapid global deployment to conduct air superiority operations.
- Airpower over Hampton Roads is a recurring airshow held at Langley in the spring.
- Langley is also home to the F-22 Raptor Demo Team.