Nonstop flight route between Leesburg, Florida, United States and Fairford, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Leesburg International Airport (LEE), Leesburg, Florida, United States and RAF Fairford (FFD), Fairford, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,271 miles (or 6,873 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 Leesburg International Airport and RAF Fairford, 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 Leesburg International Airport and RAF Fairford. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Leesburg International Airport (LEE):

• Because of Leesburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 76 feet, planes can take off or land at Leesburg International 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 airport was constructed in 1942 and was commissioned in January 1943 as Leesburg Army Airfield.
• Leesburg International Airport (LEE) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Leesburg International Airport (LEE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,472 miles (18,462 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Leesburg International Airport has an Airport Rescue Fire Fighting Station that is staffed 7 days per week, 24 hours per day with professionally trained and equipped firefighting personnel.
• The closest airport to Leesburg International Airport (LEE) is Walt Disney World Airport (DWS), which is located 33 miles (52 kilometers) SSE of LEE.
• A veteran of the United States Navy with Master Degrees in Aeronautical Science and Business Administration in Aviation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Facts about RAF Fairford (FFD):

• Fairford was chosen in 1969 as the British test centre for the Concorde aircraft, which continued until 1977.
• Royal Air Force Fairford or more simply RAF Fairford is a Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire, England which is currently a standby airfield and therefore not in everyday use.
• The furthest airport from RAF Fairford (FFD) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,898 miles (19,148 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• The 422nd ABG at RAF Croughton and the 420th Air Base Squadron are responsible for the day-to-day operations of RAF Fairford, ensuring that it has adequate resources.
• RAF Fairford is also the home of the Royal International Air Tattoo, an annual air display.
• The closest airport to RAF Fairford (FFD) is RAF Brize Norton (BZZ), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) ENE of FFD.