Nonstop flight route between Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom and Greenville, South Carolina, 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 Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU), Greenville, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,867 miles (or 6,223 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 Greenville Downtown Airport, 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 Greenville Downtown Airport. 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: | GMU / KGMU |
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Location: | Greenville, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°50'53"N by 82°20'59"W |
Area Served: | Greenville, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Greenville Airport Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1048 feet (319 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GMU |
More Information: | GMU Maps & Info |
Facts about Land's End Airport (LEQ):
- ISSC operate a shuttle bus from Penzance railway station to the airport.
- On 1 February 1947 the airline and the service were taken over by BEA.
- 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.
- Skybus provides scenic flights around south west Cornwall.
- Land's End Airport (LEQ) has 4 runways.
- Land's End Airport handled 46,626 passengers last year.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Land's End Airport", another name for LEQ is "St Just Airport".
- 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 Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU):
- The closest airport to Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is Donaldson Center Airport (GDC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSW of GMU.
- GMU also has a restaurant, the Runway Cafe.
- The furthest airport from Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,441 miles (18,413 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Greenville Downtown Airport covers an area of 385 acres at an elevation of 1,048 feet above mean sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Greenville Downtown Airport", another name for GMU is "(Greenville Municipal Airport)".
- GMU opened in 1928 and was initially named Greenville Municipal Airport.
- Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) has 2 runways.
- The FAA Southern Region selected Joe Frasher, Airport Director of GMU, as the 2008 General Aviation Airport Manager of the Year.