Nonstop flight route between León, Spain and Hampton, Virginia, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between León Airport (LEN), León, Spain and Langley Field (LFI), Hampton, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,660 miles (or 5,891 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 León Airport and Langley Field, 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 León Airport and Langley Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about León Airport (LEN):

• The furthest airport from León Airport (LEN) is Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ), which is nearly antipodal to León Airport (meaning León Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kaikoura Aerodrome), and is located 12,397 miles (19,952 kilometers) away in Kaikoura, New Zealand.
• During the Spanish Civil War, the Leon aerodrome was the headquarters of numerous airborne units and at the end of the conflict it was listed as class A.
• The closest airport to León Airport (LEN) is Asturias Airport (OVD), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NNW of LEN.
• León Airport (LEN) has 2 runways.
• In the 1940s an aviation school was installed in the facilities, where the first pilots graduated at the General Aviation School.
• In addition to being known as "León Airport", another name for LEN is "Aeropuerto de León".
• León Airport handled 30,890 passengers last year.
• In 2007 a 3000 m new runway was inaugurated.

Facts about Langley Field (LFI):

• In 1916, the National Advisory Council for Aeronautics, predecessor to NASA, established the need for a joint airfield and proving ground for Army, Navy and NACA aircraft.
• The furthest airport from Langley Field (LFI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Langley Air Force Base was severely damaged by flooding due to the storm surge from Hurricane Isabel in September 2003 and again during the November 2009 Mid-Atlantic nor'easter.
• On 1 June 1992, Langley became the headquarters of the newly formed Air Combat Command, as Tactical Air Command was inactivated as part of the Air Force's restructuring.
• The closest airport to Langley Field (LFI) is Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of LFI.
• The Air Force mission at Langley is to sustain the ability for fast global deployment and air superiority for the United States or allied armed forces.
• AAF Antisubmarine Command