Nonstop flight route between Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia and Tampa, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leigh Creek Airport (LGH), Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia and Tampa International Airport (TPA), Tampa, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,975 miles (or 16,054 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 Leigh Creek Airport and Tampa International 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 Leigh Creek Airport and Tampa International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGH / YLEC |
Airport Name: | Leigh Creek Airport |
Location: | Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°35'53"S by 138°25'36"E |
Operator/Owner: | Flinders Energy |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 856 feet (261 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LGH |
More Information: | LGH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TPA / KTPA |
Airport Name: | Tampa International Airport |
Location: | Tampa, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°58'32"N by 82°31'59"W |
Area Served: | Tampa, Florida |
Operator/Owner: | Hillsborough County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TPA |
More Information: | TPA Maps & Info |
Facts about Leigh Creek Airport (LGH):
- Because of Leigh Creek Airport's relatively low elevation of 856 feet, planes can take off or land at Leigh Creek 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 furthest airport from Leigh Creek Airport (LGH) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,587 miles (18,648 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Leigh Creek Airport (LGH) is Wilpena Pound (HWK), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) S of LGH.
- Leigh Creek Airport (LGH) has 2 runways.
Facts about Tampa International Airport (TPA):
- Tampa Bay is the birthplace of commercial airline service, when pioneer aviator Tony Jannus flew the inaugural flight of the St.
- The closest airport to Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) SE of TPA.
- Tampa International Airport is a hub for Silver Airways.
- Today, there are four active airsides with 62 gates.
- After World War II, Drew Field was given back to the City of Tampa.
- In January 2011, U.S.
- The furthest airport from Tampa International Airport (TPA) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,435 miles (18,403 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1928 the city completed the 160-acre Drew Field six miles west of Downtown Tampa.
- Turbine-powered flights began in 1959 on Eastern Air Lines' L-188 Electra.
- Tampa International Airport (TPA) has 3 runways.
- Because of Tampa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Tampa International 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.