Nonstop flight route between Ipswich, England and Louisville, Kentucky, United States:
Departure Airport:
(52°1'50"N by 1°11'40"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°10'27"N by 85°44'11"W)
Distance from IPW to SDF:
4,085.31 miles (6,574.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ipswich Airport (IPW), Ipswich, England and Louisville International Airport (SDF), Louisville, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,085 miles (or 6,575 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 Ipswich Airport and Louisville International 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 Ipswich Airport and Louisville International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | SDF / KSDF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°10'27"N by 85°44'11"W |
| Area Served: | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 501 feet (153 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SDF |
| More Information: | SDF Maps & Info |
Facts about Ipswich Airport (IPW):
- The site of Ravens Wood 147 acres was purchased by the Ipswich Corporation in 1929 with the intention of creating a municipal airport for Ipswich, with construction starting in the following year.
- 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 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.
- 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 Louisville International Airport (SDF):
- Louisville International Airport handled 3,349,162 passengers last year.
- Until around 1947 Bowman Field was Louisville's main airport.
- In 1970 the terminal again expanded.
- In addition to being known as "Louisville International Airport", another name for SDF is "Standiford Field".
- Worldport is the worldwide air hub for UPS located at the Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky.
- The closest airport to Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Bowman Field (LOU), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) NE of SDF.
- The furthest airport from Louisville International Airport (SDF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,239 miles (18,088 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Louisville International Airport's relatively low elevation of 501 feet, planes can take off or land at Louisville International 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.
- Louisville International Airport (SDF) has 3 runways.
| 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 | 5.43 miles (8.74 km) NE | Bowman Field (LOU) | Louisville, Kentucky, United States | |
| 2 | 22.49 miles (36.19 km) SW | Godman Army Airfield (FTK) | Fort Knox, Kentucky, United States | |
| 3 | 28.00 miles (45.06 km) SSE | Samuels Field (BRY) | Bardstown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 4 | 35.25 miles (56.73 km) SSW | Addington Field (EKX) | Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States | |
| 5 | 43.06 miles (69.30 km) NNE | Madison Municipal Airport (MDN) | Madison, Indiana, United States | |
| 6 | 45.10 miles (72.58 km) E | Capital City Airport (FFT) | Frankfort, Kentucky, United States | |
| 7 | 52.68 miles (84.79 km) N | Freeman Municipal Airport (SER) | Seymour, Indiana, United States | |
| 8 | 53.92 miles (86.78 km) WNW | French Lick Municipal Airport (FRH) | French Lick, Indiana, United States | |
| 9 | 59.88 miles (96.36 km) NW | Virgil I. Grissom Municipal Airport (BFR) | Bedford, Indiana, United States | |
| 10 | 62.20 miles (100.10 km) E | Blue Grass Airport (LEX) | Lexington, Kentucky, United States | |
| 11 | 66.28 miles (106.67 km) W | Huntingburg Airport (HNB) | Huntingburg, Indiana, United States | |
| 12 | 75.65 miles (121.75 km) N | Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) | Columbus, Indiana, United States | |
| 13 | 79.83 miles (128.48 km) S | Glasgow Municipal Airport (GLW) | Glasgow, Kentucky, United States | |
| 14 | 82.25 miles (132.37 km) NW | Monroe County Airport (BMG) | Bloomington, Indiana, United States | |
| 15 | 83.53 miles (134.44 km) WSW | Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (OWB) | Owensboro, Kentucky, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,239.33 miles (18,087.91 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,217.32 miles (18,052.47 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,194.74 miles (18,016.14 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,190.96 miles (18,010.06 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,164.23 miles (17,967.04 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,148.82 miles (17,942.25 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,139.65 miles (17,927.48 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,134.54 miles (17,919.26 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,114.83 miles (17,887.54 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,096.63 miles (17,858.25 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,096.11 miles (17,857.42 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,074.20 miles (17,822.15 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,045.47 miles (17,775.92 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,043.48 miles (17,772.71 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,027.71 miles (17,747.34 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |