Nonstop flight route between Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom and Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada:
Departure Airport:
(50°6'10"N by 5°40'14"W)
Arrival Airport:
(54°8'38"N by 115°47'12"W)
Distance from LEQ to YZU:
4,179.39 miles (6,726.06 km)
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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 Whitecourt Airport (YZU), Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,179 miles (or 6,726 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 Whitecourt 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 Whitecourt 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | YZU / CYZU |
| Airport Name: | Whitecourt Airport |
| Location: | Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°8'38"N by 115°47'12"W |
| Area Served: | Whitecourt |
| Operator/Owner: | Woodlands County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2567 feet (782 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YZU |
| More Information: | YZU Maps & Info |
Facts about Land's End Airport (LEQ):
- Land's End Airport handled 46,626 passengers last year.
- 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.
- Between 1966 and 1970, Scillonia Airways operated from the airport, flying Rapides.
- 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.
- Land's End Airport (LEQ) has 4 runways.
- 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".
- During the winters of 2012/13 and 2013/14 the airport closed for long periods when the grass runways became waterlogged, and flights were temporarily moved from Land's End to Newquay.
Facts about Whitecourt Airport (YZU):
- Whitecourt Airport (YZU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Whitecourt Airport (YZU) is Edson Airport (YET), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) SW of YZU.
- The furthest airport from Whitecourt Airport (YZU) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,239 miles (16,478 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- On site there is an Alberta Sustainable Resource Development fire suppression tanker base located at the south east side of the airport at the intersection of taxiway B and A.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 30.53 miles (49.13 km) WSW | St Mary's Airport (ISC) | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 31.28 miles (50.34 km) WSW | Tresco Heliport (TSO) | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 37.88 miles (60.96 km) NE | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 72.56 miles (116.78 km) ENE | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 108.51 miles (174.62 km) ENE | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 123.47 miles (198.71 km) NNE | Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) | Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 125.15 miles (201.41 km) NNE | Swansea Airport (SWS) | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 127.49 miles (205.17 km) SSE | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 9 | 132.78 miles (213.69 km) NE | MoD St Athan (DGX) | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 133.15 miles (214.28 km) SE | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 11 | 135.42 miles (217.94 km) NE | Cardiff Airport (CWL) | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 135.72 miles (218.41 km) SE | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| 13 | 144.50 miles (232.54 km) ESE | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 156.20 miles (251.38 km) E | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 156.42 miles (251.73 km) NE | Bristol Airport (BRS) | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,091.01 miles (19,458.54 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,076.07 miles (19,434.51 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,060.69 miles (19,409.75 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,051.25 miles (19,394.56 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,027.85 miles (19,356.90 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,010.49 miles (19,328.95 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,999.79 miles (19,311.74 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,995.80 miles (19,305.32 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,992.21 miles (19,299.55 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,972.06 miles (19,267.11 km) S | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,965.33 miles (19,256.29 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,957.04 miles (19,242.93 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,956.59 miles (19,242.21 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,934.92 miles (19,207.35 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,905.19 miles (19,159.49 km) S | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.83 miles (76.98 km) SW | Edson Airport (YET) | Edson, Alberta, Canada | |
| 2 | 58.99 miles (94.93 km) SSW | High Prairie Airport (ZHP) | High Prairie, Alberta, Canada | |
| 3 | 69.45 miles (111.76 km) SSE | Drayton Valley Industrial Airport (YDC) | Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada | |
| 4 | 89.03 miles (143.28 km) NNE | Slave Lake Airport (YZH) | Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada | |
| 5 | 98.53 miles (158.56 km) SW | Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport (YJP) | Hinton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 6 | 98.88 miles (159.14 km) ESE | CFB Edmonton (YED) | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 7 | 107.05 miles (172.27 km) ESE | Edmonton International Airport (YEG) | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| 8 | 119.97 miles (193.07 km) NNW | Donnelly Airport (YOE) | Donnelly, Alberta, Canada | |
| 9 | 122.38 miles (196.95 km) SW | Jasper Airport (YJA) | Jasper, Alberta, Canada | |
| 10 | 123.92 miles (199.43 km) SSE | Rocky Mountain House Airport (YRM) | Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, Canada | |
| 11 | 126.27 miles (203.20 km) W | Grande Cache Airport (YGC) | Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada | |
| 12 | 143.00 miles (230.13 km) WNW | Grande Prairie Airport (YQU) | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada | |
| 13 | 156.56 miles (251.96 km) SSE | Red Deer Regional Airport (YQF) | Red Deer, Alberta, Canada | |
| 14 | 156.88 miles (252.48 km) ENE | Lac La Biche Airport (YLB) | Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada | |
| 15 | 158.15 miles (254.52 km) NNW | Peace River Airport (YPE) | Peace River, Alberta, Canada | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,239.17 miles (16,478.30 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,169.11 miles (16,365.55 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 10,145.55 miles (16,327.63 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,138.18 miles (16,315.78 km) ESE | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,122.64 miles (16,290.77 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 6 | 10,117.44 miles (16,282.39 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 7 | 10,113.02 miles (16,275.29 km) ESE | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 8 | 10,096.17 miles (16,248.18 km) ESE | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 9 | 10,094.14 miles (16,244.90 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 10 | 10,082.12 miles (16,225.55 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 11 | 10,073.96 miles (16,212.43 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 12 | 10,060.50 miles (16,190.77 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 13 | 10,057.05 miles (16,185.21 km) SE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,051.26 miles (16,175.90 km) ESE | Pietermaritzburg Airport (PZB) | Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,020.71 miles (16,126.73 km) SE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |