Nonstop flight route between Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom and Granite Mountain, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Land's End Airport (LEQ), Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom and Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT), Granite Mountain, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,351 miles (or 7,002 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 Land's End Airport and Granite Mountain Air Station, 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 Land's End Airport and Granite Mountain Air Station. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEQ / EGHC |
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Location: | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°6'10"N by 5°40'14"W |
Area Served: | St Just in Penwith |
Operator/Owner: | Westward Airways (Lands End) Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 401 feet (122 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEQ |
More Information: | LEQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GMT / PAGZ |
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Location: | Granite Mountain, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 65°24'7"N by 161°16'53"W |
Operator/Owner: | U.S. Government |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 1313 feet (400 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GMT |
More Information: | GMT Maps & Info |
Facts about Land's End Airport (LEQ):
- Land's End Airport (LEQ) has 4 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Land's End Airport", another name for LEQ is "St Just Airport".
- The closest airport to Land's End Airport (LEQ) is St Mary's Airport (ISC), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) WSW of LEQ.
- Because of Land's End Airport's relatively low elevation of 401 feet, planes can take off or land at Land's End 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.
- Land's End Airport handled 46,626 passengers last year.
- On 9 April 2013 a new £1 million passenger terminal was officially opened.
- On 1 February 1947 the airline and the service were taken over by BEA.
- The furthest airport from Land's End Airport (LEQ) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Land's End Airport (meaning Land's End Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,091 miles (19,459 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Facts about Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT):
- In addition to being known as "Granite Mountain Air Station", another name for GMT is "GSZ".
- Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,265 miles (16,520 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Granite Mountain Air Station (GMT) is Haycock Airport (HAY), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SSE of GMT.