Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Enschede, Netherlands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between London Heathrow Airport (LHR), London, England, United Kingdom and Enschede Airport Twente (ENS), Enschede, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 318 miles (or 512 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 London Heathrow Airport and Enschede Airport Twente, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LHR / EGLL | 
| Airport Name: | London Heathrow Airport | 
| Location: | London, England, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°28'38"N by 0°27'41"W | 
| Area Served: | London, United Kingdom | 
| Operator/Owner: | Heathrow Airport Holdings | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 83 feet (25 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LHR | 
| More Information: | LHR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ENS / EHTW | 
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| Location: | Enschede, Netherlands | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°16'32"N by 6°53'21"E | 
| Area Served: | Enschede, Netherlands | 
| Operator/Owner: | Enschede Airport Twente | 
| Airport Type: | Restricted use | 
| Elevation: | 115 feet (35 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ENS | 
| More Information: | ENS Maps & Info | 
Facts about London Heathrow Airport (LHR):
- Heathrow Airport is used by over 90 airlines flying to 170 destinations worldwide.
 - Air traffic controllers at Heathrow Approach Control then guide the aircraft to their final approach, merging aircraft from the four holds into a single stream of traffic, sometimes as close as 2.5 nautical miles apart.
 - The closest airport to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is RAF Northolt (NHT), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNE of LHR.
 - Terminal 3 opened as The Oceanic Terminal on 13 November 1961 to handle flight departures for long-haul routes.
 - The furthest airport from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,875 miles (19,112 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Until it was required to sell Gatwick and Stansted Airports, Heathrow Airport Holdings held a dominant position in the London aviation market, and has been heavily regulated by the Civil Aviation Authority as to how much it can charge airline to land.
 - Because of London Heathrow Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at London Heathrow 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.
 - London Heathrow Airport (LHR) has 2 runways.
 
Facts about Enschede Airport Twente (ENS):
- Because of Enschede Airport Twente's relatively low elevation of 115 feet, planes can take off or land at Enschede Airport Twente 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 Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,832 miles (19,042 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Enschede Airport Twente", another name for ENS is "(Advanced Landing Ground B-106)".
 - After World War II the airport became a "joint use airport", with both civil and military use.
 - Enschede Airport is accessible by car via the nearby A1 motorway, exit 33.
 - The closest airport to Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) is Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) E of ENS.
 - Currently there are no scheduled flights from Enschede Airport.
 
