Nonstop flight route between Haycock, Alaska, United States and Leiden, Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Haycock Airport (HAY), Haycock, Alaska, United States and Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID), Leiden, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,291 miles (or 6,906 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 Haycock Airport and Valkenburg Naval Air Base, 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 Haycock Airport and Valkenburg Naval Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAY / |
| Airport Name: | Haycock Airport |
| Location: | Haycock, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°12'3"N by 161°9'24"W |
| Area Served: | Haycock, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | Alaska Department of Natural Resources |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 175 feet (53 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HAY |
| More Information: | HAY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LID / EHVB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Leiden, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°10'0"N by 4°25'9"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LID |
| More Information: | LID Maps & Info |
Facts about Haycock Airport (HAY):
- The closest airport to Haycock Airport (HAY) is Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) NNW of HAY.
- Because of Haycock Airport's relatively low elevation of 175 feet, planes can take off or land at Haycock 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 Haycock Airport (HAY) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,279 miles (16,542 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Haycock Airport (HAY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID):
- After the war it briefly served as a home for the Royal Netherlands Air Force air transport wing, but in 1947 the Navy received control of the air base.
- Because of Valkenburg Naval Air Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Valkenburg Naval Air Base 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.
- A Zeppelin NT at Valkenburg
- The furthest airport from Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) S of LID.
- In addition to being known as "Valkenburg Naval Air Base", another name for LID is "Vliegkamp Valkenburg".
- Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) has 2 runways.
