Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Cayo Coco, Cuba:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Gatwick Airport (LGW), London, England, United Kingdom and Jardines del Rey International Airport (CCC), Cayo Coco, Cuba would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,517 miles (or 7,269 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 Jardines del Rey 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 Gatwick Airport and Jardines del Rey International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Gatwick Airport (LGW):

• Despite the rapid expansion of BUA's scheduled activities at Gatwick, the airport was dominated by non-scheduled services into the 1980s.
• Gatwick Airport (LGW) has 2 runways.
• Gatwick Airport handled 35,444,206 passengers last year.
• The first scheduled flight departed from the Beehive terminal on 17 May 1936, bound for Paris.
• The closest airport to Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of LGW.
• In 1935, a new airline, Allied British Airways, was formed with the merger of Hillman's Airways, United Airways and Spartan Airways.
• In November 1948, the airport's owners warned that it might revert to private use by November 1949.
• The London and Brighton Railway opened on 21 September 1841, and ran near Gatwick Manor.
• 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.
• Caledonian Airways purchased British United Airways in November 1970, and the combined airline was initially known as Caledonian/BUA.
• 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.

Facts about Jardines del Rey International Airport (CCC):

• Because of Jardines del Rey International Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Jardines del Rey 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.
• There is no regular bus route that links the mentioned cities to the airport.
• The furthest airport from Jardines del Rey International Airport (CCC) is Carnarvon Airport (CVQ), which is located 11,660 miles (18,764 kilometers) away in Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Jardines del Rey International Airport (CCC) is Spring Point Airport (AXP), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) W of CCC.
• In addition to being known as "Jardines del Rey International Airport", other names for CCC include "Aeropuerto Internacional de Jardines del Rey" and "MUCC".
• Jardines del Rey International Airport (CCC) currently has only 1 runway.