Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Colonel Hill, Crooked Island, Bahamas:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between London City Airport (LCY), London, England, United Kingdom and Colonel Hill Airport (CRI), Colonel Hill, Crooked Island, Bahamas would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,333 miles (or 6,973 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 Colonel Hill 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 Colonel Hill Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about London City Airport (LCY):

• London City is at its busiest during the winter months, when a number of airlines, most notably British Airways, Swiss and CityJet, fly to ski resort gateway destinations.
• In 2013, London City served over 3.3 million passengers, a 12% increase compared with 2012 and a record total for the airport.
• 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.
• London City Airport handled 3,379,753 passengers last year.
• London City Airport (LCY) currently has only 1 runway.
• Due to the airport's proximity to Central London, it has stringent rules imposed to limit the noise impact from aircraft operations.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Colonel Hill Airport (CRI):

• Colonel Hill Airport (CRI) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Colonel Hill Airport (CRI) is Deadman's Cay Airport (LGI), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WNW of CRI.
• Because of Colonel Hill Airport's relatively low elevation of 5 feet, planes can take off or land at Colonel Hill 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 Colonel Hill Airport (CRI) is Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), which is located 11,919 miles (19,182 kilometers) away in Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia.