Nonstop flight route between Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia and Carlisle, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Limbang Airport (LMN), Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia and Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX), Carlisle, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,010 miles (or 11,281 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 Limbang Airport and Carlisle Lake District 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 Limbang Airport and Carlisle Lake District Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Limbang Airport (LMN):

• The furthest airport from Limbang Airport (LMN) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Limbang Airport (meaning Limbang Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,336 miles (19,854 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
• Because of Limbang Airport's relatively low elevation of 14 feet, planes can take off or land at Limbang 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 Limbang Airport (LMN) is Brunei International Airport (BWN), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) NNW of LMN.
• Limbang Airport handled 50,044 passengers last year.
• The old Limbang STOL airfield was built in 1963 by the British Army for use during the confrontation between Malaysia and Indonesia.
• Limbang Airport is an airport serving the town of Limbang, in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia.
• Limbang Airport (LMN) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Limbang Airport", other names for LMN include "Lapangan Terbang Limbang", "林梦机场" and "WBGG".

Facts about Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX):

• Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) has 2 runways.
• The airport is located on a hill side above the River Irthing.
• The furthest airport from Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,756 miles (18,919 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
• Following WA Developments' decision to merge Eddie Stobart with the property and ports company the Westbury Property Fund on 15 August 2007 and to list it on the London Stock Exchange as the Stobart Group, Carlisle Lake District Airport initially remained within the ownership of WA Developments, through its subsidiary Stobart Air Holdings.
• On 2 December 2008, the Stobart Group announced the surprise £21 million purchase of London Southend Airport.
• As the airport had lost £3.5 million on operations between 1979 and 1994, Carlisle City Council agreed to sell the airport on a 150 year lease to Haughey Airports in 2000.
• The closest airport to Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Newcastle Airport (NCL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) E of CAX.
• Because of Carlisle Lake District Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Carlisle Lake District 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.
• However, on 19 May 2010 the Court of Appeal overturned the City Council's decision to grant planning permission due to an objection by a local farmer, a Mr Gordon Brown, on the grounds that a full environmental assessment had not been carried out before permission was considered.