Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Elba, Italy:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gatwick Airport (LGW), London, England, United Kingdom and Marina di Campo Airport (EBA), Elba, Italy would travel a Great Circle distance of 759 miles (or 1,221 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 relatively short distance between Gatwick Airport and Marina di Campo Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | EBA / LIRJ |
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| Location: | Elba, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°45'37"N by 10°14'21"E |
| Area Served: | Marina di Campo |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 31 feet (9 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EBA |
| More Information: | EBA Maps & Info |
Facts about Gatwick Airport (LGW):
- Gatwick Airport handled 35,444,206 passengers last year.
- On 1 May 1963, non-scheduled operators began implementing the Ministry of Aviation's instruction to transfer all regular charter flights from Heathrow to Gatwick, restricting the former's use for non-scheduled operations to "occasional" charter flights.
- British Caledonian began the first transatlantic scheduled service by a private UK airline to New York and Los Angeles from Gatwick in April 1973.
- 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.
- Beginning in the late 1950s, a number of British contemporary private airlines joined Airwork at the airport.
- The name "Gatwick" was first recorded as "Gatwik" in 1241 on the site of today's airport, on the northern edge of the North Terminal's aircraft taxiing area.
- 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 closest airport to Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of LGW.
- On 9 April 1965, a BUA One-Eleven operated the type's first commercial service from Gatwick to Genoa.
- Gatwick Airport (LGW) has 2 runways.
- Although the airport was officially decommissioned in 1946, the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation continued operating it as a civil airfield.
Facts about Marina di Campo Airport (EBA):
- Because of Marina di Campo Airport's relatively low elevation of 31 feet, planes can take off or land at Marina di Campo 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 Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Marina di Campo Airport (meaning Marina di Campo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,092 miles (19,461 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) is Bastia – Poretta Airport (BIA), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WSW of EBA.
- In addition to being known as "Marina di Campo Airport", another name for EBA is "Aeroporto di Marina di Campo".
- Marina di Campo Airport (EBA) currently has only 1 runway.
