Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Aldan, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gatwick Airport (LGW), London, England, United Kingdom and Aldan Airport (ADH), Aldan, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,261 miles (or 6,858 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 Gatwick Airport and Aldan 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 Gatwick Airport and Aldan Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGW / EGKK |
Airport Name: | Gatwick Airport |
Location: | London, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°8'53"N by 0°11'25"W |
Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Global Infrastructure Partners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LGW |
More Information: | LGW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ADH / UEEA |
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Location: | Aldan, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°36'11"N by 125°24'25"E |
Area Served: | Aldan, Aldansky District, Sakha Republic, Russia |
Operator/Owner: | Aeroport Aldan (subsidiary of) |
Airport Type: | public |
Elevation: | 2241 feet (683 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ADH |
More Information: | ADH Maps & Info |
Facts about Gatwick Airport (LGW):
- Because of Gatwick Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Gatwick 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.
- Although the airport was officially decommissioned in 1946, the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation continued operating it as a civil airfield.
- Beginning in the late 1950s, a number of British contemporary private airlines joined Airwork at the airport.
- Gatwick Airport (LGW) has 2 runways.
- On 6 July 1935, the aerodrome closed temporarily for renovations, which included the construction of the "Beehive", the world's first circular terminal building.
- The closest airport to Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of LGW.
- On 1 April 1961, BEA began operating half its London–Paris flights from Gatwick.
- The furthest airport from Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,901 miles (19,152 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The London and Brighton Railway opened on 21 September 1841, and ran near Gatwick Manor.
- Caledonian Airways purchased British United Airways in November 1970, and the combined airline was initially known as Caledonian/BUA.
- Gatwick Airport handled 35,444,206 passengers last year.
Facts about Aldan Airport (ADH):
- In addition to being known as "Aldan Airport", another name for ADH is "Аэропорт Алдан".
- The closest airport to Aldan Airport (ADH) is Chulman Neryungri Airport (NER), which is located 118 miles (190 kilometers) S of ADH.
- The furthest airport from Aldan Airport (ADH) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is nearly antipodal to Aldan Airport (meaning Aldan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport), and is located 12,147 miles (19,549 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
- Aldan Airport (ADH) currently has only 1 runway.