Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Kingston, Ontario, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between London City Airport (LCY), London, England, United Kingdom and Kingston Airport (YGK), Kingston, Ontario, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,423 miles (or 5,509 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 Kingston 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 Kingston Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LCY / EGLC |
| Airport Name: | London City Airport |
| Location: | London, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°30'19"N by 0°3'19"E |
| Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
| Operator/Owner: | GIP (75%) Highstar Capital (25%) |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LCY |
| More Information: | LCY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | YGK / CYGK |
| Airport Name: | Kingston Airport |
| Location: | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°13'32"N by 76°35'48"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Kingston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 303 feet (92 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YGK |
| More Information: | YGK Maps & Info |
Facts about London City Airport (LCY):
- London City Airport has a single 1,500-metre long runway, and a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flight training.
- 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.
- 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.
- In October 2006, the airport was purchased from Dermot Desmond by a consortium comprising insurer AIG Financial Products Corp.
- 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 is small compared with the other five London international airports.
- London City Airport (LCY) currently has only 1 runway.
- London City Airport handled 3,379,753 passengers last year.
- Corporate aircraft such as the Beechcraft Super King Air, Cessna CitationJet series, Hawker 400, Hawker 800, Piaggio Avanti and variants of the Dassault Falcon business jets are increasingly common.
- 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.
Facts about Kingston Airport (YGK):
- Because of Kingston Airport's relatively low elevation of 303 feet, planes can take off or land at Kingston 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.
- Norman Rogers is a mandatory frequency airport with an operating Flight Service Station.
- The closest airport to Kingston Airport (YGK) is Watertown International Airport (ART), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) ESE of YGK.
- The airport is named after former MP Norman McLeod Rogers, Minister of Labour and then National Defence in Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's cabinet.
- The furthest airport from Kingston Airport (YGK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,490 miles (18,492 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Kingston Airport (YGK) has 2 runways.
