Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Shirley, New York, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between London City Airport (LCY), London, England, United Kingdom and Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH), Shirley, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,417 miles (or 5,500 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 Brookhaven Calabro 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 Brookhaven Calabro 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):

• 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 September 2009, British Airways commenced the first scheduled transatlantic flights from the airport, with a twice daily service to New York City's John F.
• In October 2006, the airport was purchased from Dermot Desmond by a consortium comprising insurer AIG Financial Products Corp.
• London City Airport handled 3,379,753 passengers last year.
• The size and layout of the airport and overall complexity caused by the lack of taxiways mean that the airport gets very busy during peak hours.
• The airport was first proposed in 1981 by Reg Ward, who was Chief Executive of the newly formed London Docklands Development Corporation that was responsible for the regeneration of the area.
• 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 (LCY) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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 Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH):

• Because of Brookhaven Calabro Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Brookhaven Calabro 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 Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH) is Calverton Executive Airpark (CTO), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of WSH.
• In addition to being known as "Brookhaven Calabro Airport", another name for WSH is "HWV".
• Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Brookhaven Calabro Airport (WSH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,791 miles (18,975 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Brookhaven Airport was constructed during World War II to provide logistical support for U.S.