Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Yazd, Iran:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between London City Airport (LCY), London, England, United Kingdom and Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD), Yazd, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,022 miles (or 4,863 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 London City Airport and Shahid Sadooghi 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 London City Airport and Shahid Sadooghi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about London City Airport (LCY):

• Before the Games of the XXX Olympiad it was reported that over £7 million was invested in the terminal to extend the Central Search area and adding other improvements.
• In early 2013 work is expected to start on a £15m investment programme to refurbish the western pier with new departure gates and improved lounges and to redevelop the international arrivals hall and baggage handling areas.
• London City Airport handled 3,379,753 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from London City Airport (LCY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,881 miles (19,121 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• London City Airport is small compared with the other five London international airports.
• Because of London City Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at London City 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.
• London City Airport (LCY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to London City Airport (LCY) is London Biggin Hill Airport (BQH), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of LCY.
• London City Airport was granted planning permission to construct an extended apron with four additional aircraft parking stands and four new gates to the east of the terminal in 2001.
• A 63 day planning inquiry started on 6 June 1983.
• In October 2006, the airport was purchased from Dermot Desmond by a consortium comprising insurer AIG Financial Products Corp.
• On 27 June 1982 Brymon Captain Harry Gee landed a de Havilland Canada Dash 7 aircraft on Heron Quays, in the nearby West India Docks, in order to demonstrate the feasibility of the STOLport project.

Facts about Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD):

• Because of Shahid Sadooghi Airport's high elevation of 4,054 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at AZD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make AZD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) is Isfahan International Airport (IFN), which is located 153 miles (246 kilometers) WNW of AZD.
• Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Shahid Sadooghi Airport (AZD) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,609 miles (18,683 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• Shahid Sadooghi Airport handled 471,164 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Shahid Sadooghi Airport", another name for AZD is "فرودگاه يزد".