Nonstop flight route between Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom and Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Anglesey Airport (HLY), Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom and Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG), Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,288 miles (or 16,557 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 Anglesey Airport and Lightning Ridge 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 Anglesey Airport and Lightning Ridge Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLY / EGOV | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°14'53"N by 4°32'7"W | 
| Area Served: | Anglesey Gwynedd | 
| Operator/Owner: | Operon | 
| Airport Type: | Military/Public | 
| Elevation: | 37 feet (11 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from HLY | 
| More Information: | HLY Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LHG / YLRD | 
| Airport Name: | Lightning Ridge Airport | 
| Location: | Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°27'24"S by 147°59'6"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Walgett Shire Council | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 540 feet (165 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LHG | 
| More Information: | LHG Maps & Info | 
Facts about Anglesey Airport (HLY):
- The closest airport to Anglesey Airport (HLY) is Isle of Man Airport (IOM), which is located 58 miles (93 kilometers) N of HLY.
- Anglesey Airport (HLY) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Anglesey Airport (HLY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,891 miles (19,136 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Plans put forward in early 2006 by the National Assembly for Wales have led to a subsidised weekday air service between the airport and Cardiff Airport, 12 miles west of the Welsh capital in the hope of improving the economy of Anglesey and North Wales in general.
- In addition to being known as "Anglesey Airport", other names for HLY include "Maes Awyr Môn", "RAF Valley" and "VLY".
- Because of Anglesey Airport's relatively low elevation of 37 feet, planes can take off or land at Anglesey 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.
Facts about Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG):
- Because of Lightning Ridge Airport's relatively low elevation of 540 feet, planes can take off or land at Lightning Ridge 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 Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) is Collarenebri Airport (CRB), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of LHG.
- The furthest airport from Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) is Santa Maria Airport (SMA), which is located 11,784 miles (18,965 kilometers) away in Santa Maria, Portugal.
- Lightning Ridge Airport (LHG) has 2 runways.




