Nonstop flight route between Westerland, Germany and Puerto Lim贸n, Costa Rica:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sylt Airport (GWT), Westerland, Germany and Lim贸n International Airport (LIO), Puerto Lim贸n, Costa Rica would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,710 miles (or 9,190 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 Sylt Airport and Lim贸n 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 Sylt Airport and Lim贸n International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWT / EDXW |
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| Location: | Westerland, Germany |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54掳54'47"N by 8掳20'26"E |
| Area Served: | Sylt, Germany |
| Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Sylt GmbH |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 51 feet (16 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GWT |
| More Information: | GWT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIO / MRLM |
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| Location: | Puerto Lim贸n, Costa Rica |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9掳57'28"N by 83掳1'18"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Direcci贸n General de Aviaci贸n Civil |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LIO |
| More Information: | LIO Maps & Info |
Facts about Sylt Airport (GWT):
- Because of Sylt Airport's relatively low elevation of 51 feet, planes can take off or land at Sylt 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.
- Sylt Airport handled 21,000 passengers last year.
- Sylt Airport is the airport on the German island of Sylt located in the municipality of Sylt.
- In 1990 Sylt Airport received new technical equipment as well as new passenger facilities.
- Sylt Airport (GWT) has 2 runways.
- The island of Sylt used to be a famous destination for leisure and holidays back in the beginning of the 20th century.
- The furthest airport from Sylt Airport (GWT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,640 miles (18,733 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Sylt Airport (GWT) is Vojens Airport (SKS), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ENE of GWT.
- In addition to being known as "Sylt Airport", another name for GWT is "Flughafen Sylt".
Facts about Lim贸n International Airport (LIO):
- The closest airport to Lim贸n International Airport (LIO) is Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Ni帽o" International Airport (CHX), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SE of LIO.
- In addition to being known as "Lim贸n International Airport", another name for LIO is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Lim贸n".
- Lim贸n International Airport in Lim贸n, Costa Rica, is one of the four international airports in that country.
- http://www.sansacostarica.com/
- Because of Lim贸n International Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Lim贸n 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.
- The furthest airport from Lim贸n International Airport (LIO) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Lim贸n International Airport (meaning Lim贸n International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,282 miles (19,766 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Lim贸n International Airport (LIO) currently has only 1 runway.
