Nonstop flight route between Lidköping, Sweden and Del Rio, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(58°27'55"N by 13°10'27"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°21'33"N by 100°46'41"W)
Distance from LDK to DLF:
5,288.17 miles (8,510.46 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lidköping-Hovby Airport (LDK), Lidköping, Sweden and Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF), Del Rio, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,288 miles (or 8,510 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 Lidköping-Hovby Airport and Laughlin Air Force Base, 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 Lidköping-Hovby Airport and Laughlin Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDK / ESGL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lidköping, Sweden |
| GPS Coordinates: | 58°27'55"N by 13°10'27"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Lidköping Hovby Flygplats AB |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 200 feet (61 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LDK |
| More Information: | LDK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLF / KDLF |
| Airport Name: | Laughlin Air Force Base |
| Location: | Del Rio, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°21'33"N by 100°46'41"W |
| View all routes: | Routes from DLF |
| More Information: | DLF Maps & Info |
Facts about Lidköping-Hovby Airport (LDK):
- In addition to being known as "Lidköping-Hovby Airport", another name for LDK is "Lidköping-Hovby Flygplats".
- Lidköping-Hovby Airport (LDK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lidköping-Hovby Airport (LDK) is Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) WSW of LDK.
- Because of Lidköping-Hovby Airport's relatively low elevation of 200 feet, planes can take off or land at Lidköping-Hovby 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 Lidköping-Hovby Airport (LDK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,344 miles (18,256 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF):
- The Air Force transferred jurisdiction of the base to the Strategic Air Command on April 1, 1957 and the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing moved there from Turner Air Force Base, Georgia.
- The closest airport to Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Del Rio International Airport (DRT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DLF.
- In 1961, Headquarters US Air Force notified Laughlin officials their mission would expand to again include an Air Training Command undergraduate pilot training program.
- There were 651 households out of which 56.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.8% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.3% were non-families.
- The furthest airport from Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,091 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Laughlin AFB is served by the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.86 miles (51.28 km) WSW | Trollhättan–Vänersborg Airport (THN) | Trollhättan / Vänersborg, Sweden |     |
| 2 | 58.81 miles (94.65 km) SE | Jönköping Airport (JKG) | Jönköping, Sweden | |
| 3 | 64.32 miles (103.52 km) SSW | Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| 4 | 67.33 miles (108.36 km) SW | Göteborg City Airport (GSE) | Gothenburg (Göteborg), Sweden | |
| 5 | 67.92 miles (109.31 km) N | Karlstad Airport (KSD) | Karlstad, Sweden | |
| 6 | 84.76 miles (136.40 km) NE | Örebro Airport (ORB) | Örebro, Sweden | |
| 7 | 90.45 miles (145.56 km) E | Linköping City Airport (LPI) | Linköping, Sweden | |
| 8 | 106.02 miles (170.62 km) NW | Moss Airport, Rygge (RYG) | Rygge (near Moss), Norway | |
| 9 | 108.72 miles (174.96 km) N | Hagfors Airport (HFS) | Hagfors, Sweden | |
| 10 | 110.60 miles (178.00 km) E | Norrköping Airport (NRK) | Norrköping, Sweden | |
| 11 | 114.56 miles (184.36 km) SW | Laesoe Airfield (BYR) | Læsø, Denmark | |
| 12 | 115.56 miles (185.98 km) WNW | Sandefjord Airport, Torp (TRF) | Sandefjord / Stokke, Norway | |
| 13 | 120.65 miles (194.17 km) SSE | Växjö Småland Airport (VXO) | Växjö, Sweden | |
| 14 | 123.30 miles (198.44 km) S | Halmstad Airport (HAD) | Halmstad, Sweden | |
| 15 | 126.72 miles (203.93 km) WSW | Sindal Airport (CNL) | Sindal, Denmark | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,344.07 miles (18,256.47 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,145.81 miles (17,937.39 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,130.16 miles (17,912.22 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,120.42 miles (17,896.53 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,112.14 miles (17,883.21 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,087.51 miles (17,843.58 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,082.23 miles (17,835.08 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,081.30 miles (17,833.57 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,078.06 miles (17,828.37 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,052.52 miles (17,787.26 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,051.93 miles (17,786.31 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,044.19 miles (17,773.86 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,033.39 miles (17,756.48 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,025.80 miles (17,744.26 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,008.64 miles (17,716.65 km) ESE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.04 miles (14.55 km) W | Del Rio International Airport (DRT) | Del Rio, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 19.52 miles (31.41 km) W | Ciudad Acuña International Airport (ACN) | Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 3 | 52.66 miles (84.74 km) SSE | Piedras Negras International Airport (PDS) | Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico | |
| 4 | 63.17 miles (101.67 km) E | Garner Field (UVA) | Uvalde, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 96.38 miles (155.11 km) E | South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo (HDO) | Hondo, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 110.20 miles (177.34 km) ENE | Kerrville Municipal Airport (ERV) | Kerrville, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 113.09 miles (182.01 km) ESE | Cotulla–La Salle County Airport (COT) | Cotulla, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 132.29 miles (212.90 km) E | Lackland Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (SKF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 138.90 miles (223.54 km) N | San Angelo Regional Airport (SJT) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 138.94 miles (223.61 km) E | Stinson Municipal Airport (SSF) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 139.24 miles (224.08 km) E | San Antonio International Airport (SAT) | San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 144.81 miles (233.05 km) N | Goodfellow Air Force Base (GOF) | San Angelo, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 148.76 miles (239.41 km) SSE | Laredo International Airport (LRD) | Laredo, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 150.83 miles (242.73 km) E | Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND) | Universal City, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 151.33 miles (243.55 km) SSE | Quetzalcóatl International Airport (NLD) | Nuevo Laredo, Mexico | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,241.49 miles (18,091.37 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,955.93 miles (17,631.81 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,854.22 miles (17,468.13 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,846.48 miles (17,455.68 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,797.81 miles (17,377.35 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,437.97 miles (16,798.24 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,434.68 miles (16,792.95 km) E | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,403.99 miles (16,743.56 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,394.43 miles (16,728.17 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,393.69 miles (16,726.98 km) SSE | Fuvahmulah Airport (FVM) | Fuvahmulah, Maldives | |
| 11 | 10,366.72 miles (16,683.57 km) E | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,347.25 miles (16,652.24 km) ESE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,334.02 miles (16,630.95 km) SSE | Kaadedhdhoo Airport (KDM) | Kaadedhdhoo Island, Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives | |
| 14 | 10,327.65 miles (16,620.70 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,314.58 miles (16,599.66 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |