Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Ciego de Ávila, Cuba:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gatwick Airport (LGW), London, England, United Kingdom and Máximo Gómez Airport (AVI), Ciego de Ávila, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,559 miles (or 7,337 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 Máximo Gómez 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 Máximo Gómez 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: | AVI / MUCA |
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Location: | Ciego de Ávila, Cuba |
GPS Coordinates: | 22°1'36"N by 78°47'21"W |
Area Served: | Ciego de Ávila, Cuba |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 335 feet (102 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AVI |
More Information: | AVI Maps & Info |
Facts about Gatwick Airport (LGW):
- Gatwick Airport is located 2.7 nautical miles north of the centre of Crawley,West Sussex, and 29.5 miles south of Central London.
- Caledonian Airways purchased British United Airways in November 1970, and the combined airline was initially known as Caledonian/BUA.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of LGW.
- Queen Elizabeth II flew into Gatwick on 9 June 1958 in a de Havilland Heron of the Queen's Flight for the opening.
- The Redwing Aircraft Company bought the aerodrome in 1932, and operated a flying school.
- 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.
- Gatwick Airport (LGW) has 2 runways.
- Gatwick Airport handled 35,444,206 passengers last year.
- A second 875-foot extension of Gatwick's runway was completed in 1970, bringing it to 9,075 ft and permitting non-stop jet flights to the US east coast with a full payload and full range and payload operations by British United Airways and Caledonian Airways BAC One-Eleven 500s.BEA Airtours made Gatwick their base.
Facts about Máximo Gómez Airport (AVI):
- Because of Máximo Gómez Airport's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at Máximo Gómez 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 "Máximo Gómez Airport", another name for AVI is "Aeropuerto Máximo Gómez".
- Máximo Gómez Airport (AVI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Máximo Gómez Airport (AVI) is Spring Point Airport (AXP), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) NNW of AVI.
- The furthest airport from Máximo Gómez Airport (AVI) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,698 miles (18,826 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.