Nonstop flight route between Lelystad, Netherlands and Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands:
Departure Airport:
(52°27'37"N by 5°31'37"E)
Arrival Airport:
(7°24'0"N by 168°45'0"E)
Distance from LEY to AIP:
8,184.10 miles (13,171.00 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lelystad Airport (LEY), Lelystad, Netherlands and Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP), Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,184 miles (or 13,171 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 Lelystad Airport and Ailinglaplap Atoll, 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 Lelystad Airport and Ailinglaplap Atoll. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEY / EHLE |
| Airport Name: | Lelystad Airport |
| Location: | Lelystad, Netherlands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'37"N by 5°31'37"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Schiphol Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LEY |
| More Information: | LEY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIP / |
| Airport Name: | Ailinglaplap Atoll |
| Location: | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°24'0"N by 168°45'0"E |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIP |
| More Information: | AIP Maps & Info |
Facts about Lelystad Airport (LEY):
- In 1993 the Schiphol Group became the owner of the airport.
- Lelystad Airport (LEY) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lelystad Airport (LEY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,832 miles (19,042 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Lelystad Airport's relatively low elevation of -12 feet, planes can take off or land at Lelystad 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.
- The closest airport to Lelystad Airport (LEY) is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of LEY.
- As Lelystad is the biggest General Aviation airfield in the Netherlands, AOPA is concerned that commercial aviation will have a negative impact on the General Aviation users, and has proposed the construction of a new parallel runway south of the airport to improve traffic flow.
Facts about Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP):
- The furthest airport from Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is nearly antipodal to Ailinglaplap Atoll (meaning Ailinglaplap Atoll is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAF Ascension), and is located 12,218 miles (19,663 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
- The current Iroijlaplap of Ailinglaplap is Anjua Loeak.
- The closest airport to Ailinglaplap Atoll (AIP) is Woja Airport (WJA), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) WNW of AIP.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.85 miles (54.48 km) WSW | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands |     |
| 2 | 44.75 miles (72.02 km) NW | De Kooy Airfield (DHR) | Den Helder, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 51.01 miles (82.09 km) WSW | Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) | Leiden, Netherlands | |
| 4 | 53.97 miles (86.86 km) N | Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) | Leeuwarden, Netherlands | |
| 5 | 55.92 miles (89.99 km) S | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 6 | 57.79 miles (93.00 km) SW | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 7 | 58.85 miles (94.71 km) ESE | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 8 | 63.69 miles (102.50 km) NE | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 64.78 miles (104.25 km) SSE | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| 10 | 66.70 miles (107.34 km) SSW | Gilze-Rijen Air Base (GLZ) | Breda, Netherlands | |
| 11 | 70.11 miles (112.82 km) S | Eindhoven Airport (EIN) | Eindhoven, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 79.21 miles (127.48 km) E | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| 13 | 86.20 miles (138.73 km) SW | Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE) | Woensdrecht, Netherlands | |
| 14 | 88.96 miles (143.17 km) SSW | Zoersel-Oostmalle Airfield (OBL) | Zoersel / Oostmalle, Belgium | |
| 15 | 92.55 miles (148.94 km) NNE | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,832.22 miles (19,042.07 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,613.08 miles (18,689.40 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,601.82 miles (18,671.27 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,575.89 miles (18,629.54 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,574.43 miles (18,627.20 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,573.62 miles (18,625.89 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,571.15 miles (18,621.92 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,560.76 miles (18,605.20 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,550.81 miles (18,589.18 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,549.63 miles (18,587.29 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,523.96 miles (18,545.98 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,518.68 miles (18,537.48 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,518.10 miles (18,536.54 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,517.09 miles (18,534.91 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,516.80 miles (18,534.45 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.15 miles (22.77 km) WNW | Woja Airport (WJA) | Woja, Marshall Islands | |
| 2 | 18.45 miles (29.68 km) NE | Jeh Airport (JEJ) | Ailinglaplap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 28.78 miles (46.32 km) NNE | Jabot Airport (JAT) | Jabat Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 41.62 miles (66.98 km) NW | Majkin Airport (MJE) | Majkin, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 114.55 miles (184.34 km) NW | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 114.76 miles (184.70 km) NW | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 119.65 miles (192.56 km) SSE | Jaluit Airport (UIT) | Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 123.93 miles (199.45 km) SSE | Kili Airport (KIO) | Kili Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 129.38 miles (208.22 km) SSW | Namorik Airport (NDK) | Namorik Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 171.44 miles (275.91 km) E | Airok Airport (AIC) | Airok, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 171.73 miles (276.37 km) NNE | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 173.71 miles (279.56 km) ENE | Aur Airport (AUL) | Aur Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 174.41 miles (280.68 km) E | Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) | Majuro, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 174.86 miles (281.41 km) NE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 176.57 miles (284.16 km) NE | Kaben Airport (KBT) | Maloelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,217.96 miles (19,662.86 km) E | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 11,586.86 miles (18,647.20 km) SSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 3 | 11,580.75 miles (18,637.37 km) SSW | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 4 | 11,564.57 miles (18,611.33 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 5 | 11,514.86 miles (18,531.32 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 6 | 11,513.91 miles (18,529.79 km) S | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 7 | 11,492.80 miles (18,495.83 km) S | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 8 | 11,490.36 miles (18,491.90 km) S | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 9 | 11,483.07 miles (18,480.17 km) SSW | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 10 | 11,440.45 miles (18,411.58 km) SSW | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 11,438.76 miles (18,408.85 km) SSW | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 12 | 11,435.76 miles (18,404.03 km) SSW | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 11,426.72 miles (18,389.47 km) SSW | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 14 | 11,402.39 miles (18,350.33 km) SSW | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 15 | 11,401.41 miles (18,348.74 km) N | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |