Nonstop flight route between Lelystad, Netherlands and Lewiston, Idaho, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lelystad Airport (LEY), Lelystad, Netherlands and Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS), Lewiston, Idaho, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,812 miles (or 7,744 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 Lewiston-Nez Perce County 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 Lelystad Airport and Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport. 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: | LWS / KLWS |
| Airport Name: | Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport |
| Location: | Lewiston, Idaho, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°22'27"N by 117°0'55"W |
| Area Served: | Lewiston, Idaho Clarkston, Washington |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Lewiston & Nez Perce County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LWS |
| More Information: | LWS Maps & Info |
Facts about Lelystad Airport (LEY):
- In 1966 it was decided that the newly created Flevopolder required one central airport.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Lelystad Airport (LEY) is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) WSW of LEY.
- An expansion of the airport is planned which would allow mainly budget airlines, holiday charters and regional airlines using aircraft such as the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320 series to operate from Lelystad.
- 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.
- Lelystad Airport (LEY) has 2 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS):
- The furthest airport from Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,717 miles (17,248 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The municipal golf course adjacent to the west, Bryden Canyon, was designed and built in the early 1970s, and opened in March 1975.
- Lewiston was served by West Coast Airlines Fairchild F-27s during the 1960s.
- The closest airport to Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) is Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) N of LWS.
- Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) has 2 runways.
