Nonstop flight route between Le Havre, France and London, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH), Le Havre, France and Gatwick Airport (LGW), London, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 112 miles (or 181 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 relatively short distance between Le Havre - Octeville Airport and Gatwick Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH):

• The closest airport to Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH) is Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSE of LEH.
• Because of Le Havre - Octeville Airport's relatively low elevation of 312 feet, planes can take off or land at Le Havre - Octeville 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.
• In addition to being known as "Le Havre - Octeville Airport", another name for LEH is "Aéroport du Havre - OctevilleAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-30".
• Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Le Havre - Octeville Airport (meaning Le Havre - Octeville Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,009 miles (19,326 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Gatwick Airport (LGW):

• Gatwick Airport (LGW) has 2 runways.
• In July 1952, the British government confirmed that the airport would be renovated, primarily for aircraft diverted from Heathrow in bad weather.
• The London and Brighton Railway opened on 21 September 1841, and ran near Gatwick Manor.
• The closest airport to Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of LGW.
• Because of Gatwick Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Gatwick 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.
• Gatwick Airport handled 35,444,206 passengers last year.
• The Redwing Aircraft Company bought the aerodrome in 1932, and operated a flying school.
• On 9 April 1965, a BUA One-Eleven operated the type's first commercial service from Gatwick to Genoa.
• By the late 1970s, government initiatives supporting Gatwick's development resulted in steady growth in passenger traffic.
• The furthest airport from Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,901 miles (19,152 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.