Nonstop flight route between Ipswich, England and Lourdes, France:
Departure Airport:
(52°1'50"N by 1°11'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(43°11'6"N by 0°0'6"W)
Distance from IPW to LDE:
613.70 miles (987.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ipswich Airport (IPW), Ipswich, England and Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE), Lourdes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 614 miles (or 988 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 relatively short distance between Ipswich Airport and Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IPW / EGSE |
| Airport Name: | Ipswich Airport |
| Location: | Ipswich, England |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°1'50"N by 1°11'40"E |
| Airport Type: | Closed |
| Elevation: | 128 feet (39 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IPW |
| More Information: | IPW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDE / LFBT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lourdes, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°11'6"N by 0°0'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | SNC-Lavalin Aéroport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1259 feet (384 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LDE |
| More Information: | LDE Maps & Info |
Facts about Ipswich Airport (IPW):
- The closest airport to Ipswich Airport (IPW) is RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NW of IPW.
- Ipswich Airport (IPW) has 2 runways.
- Because of Ipswich Airport's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Ipswich 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 Ipswich Airport (IPW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,859 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport, over its functional lifetime, offered scheduled flights to Clacton, Southend and Jersey by Channel Airways and later to Amsterdam, Manchester by Suckling Airways.
- The site has since been redeveloped as the Ravenswood housing estate.
Facts about Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE):
- Over 70% of the airport traffic is charter flight from a variety of airlines across Europe journeying to the nearby Lourdes as part of a Catholic pilgrimage.
- The furthest airport from Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (meaning Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,254 miles (19,721 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport", another name for LDE is "Aéroport de Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées".
- The closest airport to Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) is Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) WNW of LDE.
- Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.98 miles (45.03 km) NW | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 29.56 miles (47.57 km) W | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 37.55 miles (60.42 km) NW | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 38.04 miles (61.22 km) NW | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 38.36 miles (61.73 km) SW | London Southend Airport (SEN) | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 42.09 miles (67.73 km) WSW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 44.72 miles (71.97 km) N | Norwich International Airport (NWI) | Norwich, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 44.90 miles (72.27 km) WNW | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 45.34 miles (72.96 km) W | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 48.02 miles (77.28 km) S | Manston Airport (MSE) | Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 48.69 miles (78.36 km) N | Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) | Coltishall, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 50.59 miles (81.42 km) NNW | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 55.48 miles (89.29 km) SSW | Rochester Airport (RCS) | Rochester, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 60.76 miles (97.79 km) SW | London City Airport (LCY) | London, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 64.28 miles (103.44 km) WNW | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,858.56 miles (19,084.46 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,784.98 miles (18,966.05 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,765.42 miles (18,934.56 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,751.74 miles (18,912.54 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,739.33 miles (18,892.57 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,733.69 miles (18,883.50 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,727.82 miles (18,874.05 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,723.63 miles (18,867.31 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,721.78 miles (18,864.34 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,693.07 miles (18,818.12 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,690.65 miles (18,814.23 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,684.49 miles (18,804.32 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,678.74 miles (18,795.06 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,671.37 miles (18,783.20 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,651.14 miles (18,750.65 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.92 miles (40.10 km) WNW | Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) | Pau, France | |
| 2 | 74.52 miles (119.92 km) NNE | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 3 | 75.45 miles (121.43 km) ENE | Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) | Toulouse, France | |
| 4 | 78.02 miles (125.56 km) SSW | Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) | Huesca, Spain | |
| 5 | 78.93 miles (127.03 km) WNW | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| 6 | 87.96 miles (141.56 km) WSW | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 7 | 90.76 miles (146.06 km) W | San Sebastián Airport (EAS) | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| 8 | 92.13 miles (148.27 km) SE | La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) | La Seu d'Urgell, Spain | |
| 9 | 104.35 miles (167.93 km) SSE | Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) | Lleida, Spain | |
| 10 | 112.06 miles (180.34 km) NNW | La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) | Arcachon, France | |
| 11 | 116.21 miles (187.02 km) NNE | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| 12 | 116.39 miles (187.31 km) E | Carcassonne Airport (CCF) | Carcassonne, France | |
| 13 | 117.58 miles (189.22 km) SSW | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 14 | 117.94 miles (189.81 km) ENE | Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) | Castres, Languedoc, France | |
| 15 | 118.95 miles (191.43 km) NNW | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,253.98 miles (19,720.82 km) WSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,165.90 miles (19,579.07 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,141.92 miles (19,540.48 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,136.60 miles (19,531.91 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,135.42 miles (19,530.02 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,133.11 miles (19,526.30 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,108.44 miles (19,486.60 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,107.10 miles (19,484.44 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,103.49 miles (19,478.62 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,096.84 miles (19,467.92 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,068.08 miles (19,421.64 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,066.59 miles (19,419.24 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,061.15 miles (19,410.49 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,050.94 miles (19,394.06 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,038.74 miles (19,374.42 km) SSE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |