Nonstop flight route between Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom and Laurel, Mississippi, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Anglesey Airport (HLY), Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom and Hesler-Noble Field (LUL), Laurel, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,289 miles (or 6,903 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 Hesler-Noble 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 Anglesey Airport and Hesler-Noble Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• The passenger terminal is a single storey building consisting of a check-in desk, departure lounge and baggage handling areas as well as other visitor information areas.
• 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.
• For residents of Anglesey, the air service is significantly quicker than surface transport.
• Anglesey Airport (HLY) has 3 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Anglesey Airport", other names for HLY include "Maes Awyr Môn", "RAF Valley" and "VLY".
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Hesler-Noble Field (LUL):

• Laurel Airport opened in April, 1940, having been built by the Works Project Administration.
• In addition to being known as "Hesler-Noble Field", another name for LUL is "(former Laurel Army Airfield)".
• Because of Hesler-Noble Field's relatively low elevation of 238 feet, planes can take off or land at Hesler-Noble Field 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.
• Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) is Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) SW of LUL.
• In Mid-1943 Laurel AAF's mission changed to training medium and light bomber crews and photo reconnaissance units for deployment overseas.
• The furthest airport from Hesler-Noble Field (LUL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,037 miles (17,763 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.