Nonstop flight route between Huron, South Dakota, United States and Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Huron Regional Airport (HON), Huron, South Dakota, United States and City of Derry Airport (LDY), Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,838 miles (or 6,177 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 Huron Regional Airport and City of Derry 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 Huron Regional Airport and City of Derry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Huron Regional Airport (HON):

• Huron Regional Airport (HON) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Huron Regional Airport (HON) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,527 miles (16,942 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Huron Regional Airport (HON) is Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SSE of HON.
• The airport was originally the W.
• Huron Regional Airport is a city owned, public airport in Huron, in Beadle County, South Dakota.
• Huron Regional Airport covers 1,235 acres at an elevation of 1,289 feet above mean sea level.

Facts about City of Derry Airport (LDY):

• During 1998 and 1999 safety improvements were undertaken at the airport as a matter of priority.
• The furthest airport from City of Derry Airport (LDY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,838 miles (19,051 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• A major redevelopment programme was undertaken by the Council from 1989 to 1993 with grant aid from the European Regional Development Fund.
• City of Derry Airport handled 384,973 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "City of Derry Airport", another name for LDY is "Londonderry/Eglinton Airport[1]".
• The closest airport to City of Derry Airport (LDY) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of LDY.
• 2010 saw the commencement of a new route to Faro with Ryanair, the airport's second scheduled international destination.
• City of Derry Airport (LDY) currently has only 1 runway.
• In January 2009 the council appointed Albert Harrison, the former head of Belfast International Airport, as the new manager of the airport.
• Because of City of Derry Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at City of Derry 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.