Nonstop flight route between Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States and Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lake Havasu City Airport (HII), Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States and London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH), Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,297 miles (or 8,525 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 Lake Havasu City Airport and London Biggin Hill 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 Lake Havasu City Airport and London Biggin Hill Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HII / KHII |
Airport Name: | Lake Havasu City Airport |
Location: | Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°34'15"N by 114°21'29"W |
Area Served: | Lake Havasu City, Arizona |
Operator/Owner: | Lake Havasu City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 783 feet (239 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HII |
More Information: | HII Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQH / EGKB |
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Location: | Biggin Hill / London, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°19'50"N by 0°1'57"E |
Operator/Owner: | Regional Airports Ltd. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 599 feet (183 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BQH |
More Information: | BQH Maps & Info |
Facts about Lake Havasu City Airport (HII):
- Because of Lake Havasu City Airport's relatively low elevation of 783 feet, planes can take off or land at Lake Havasu 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 Lake Havasu City Airport (HII) is Needles AirportNeedles Army Airfield (EED), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) NW of HII.
- The furthest airport from Lake Havasu City Airport (HII) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Lake Havasu City Airport, also known as Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport, is a city-owned public-use airport located six miles north of the central business district of Lake Havasu City, in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.
- Lake Havasu City Airport (HII) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH):
- London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) has 2 runways.
- Biggin Hill is the location of one of the four "stacks" for aircraft landing at Heathrow Airport, and is used by aircraft approaching from the south east.
- The furthest airport from London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,892 miles (19,139 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "London Biggin Hill Airport", another name for BQH is "Biggin Hill Airport".
- Towards the end of 1963, the Orpington Urban District Council was approached by the Board of Trade as to whether the Council would purchase Biggin Hill airfield.
- The closest airport to London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SW of BQH.
- Because of London Biggin Hill Airport's relatively low elevation of 599 feet, planes can take off or land at London Biggin Hill 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.
- Despite the effective ban on scheduled services, Biggin Hill is used by a large number of business flights by business jets and similar sized aircraft.