Nonstop flight route between Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom and Laï, Chad:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), Redhill, Surrey, England, United Kingdom and Laï Airport (LTC), Laï, Chad would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,036 miles (or 4,887 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 Redhill Aerodrome and Laï 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 Redhill Aerodrome and Laï Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Redhill Aerodrome (KRH):

• Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) has 4 runways.
• Charter and private arrivals and departures can be tracked on the Aerodrome Information website.
• The airfield returned to civilian use in 1947 but was suspended in 1954.
• The furthest airport from Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,897 miles (19,147 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Redhill Aerodrome (KRH) is Gatwick Airport (LGW), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SSW of KRH.
• On 17 May 2012 it was announced that the owners of Redhill Aerodrome had again submitted a planning application for a hard runway after the previous plan had been rejected in 2011.
• Because of Redhill Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 222 feet, planes can take off or land at Redhill Aerodrome 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.
• With the threat of a German attack on the airfield the Flying Training School moved to northern England in June 1940.

Facts about Laï Airport (LTC):

• The closest airport to Laï Airport (LTC) is Moundou Airport (MQQ), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) SSW of LTC.
• Laï Airport (LTC) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Laï Airport", another name for LTC is "Laï Airport (Laï)".
• The furthest airport from Laï Airport (LTC) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Laï Airport (meaning Laï Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,242 miles (19,701 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.