Nonstop flight route between Lanai City, Hawaii, United States and Alconbury, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lanai Airport (LNY), Lanai City, Hawaii, United States and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH), Alconbury, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,192 miles (or 11,574 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 Lanai Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102, 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 Lanai Airport and RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNY / PHNY |
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| Location: | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°47'8"N by 156°57'5"W |
| Area Served: | Lanai City, Hawaii |
| Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1308 feet (399 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LNY |
| More Information: | LNY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AYH / EGWZ |
| Airport Name: | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 |
| Location: | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'47"N by 0°13'22"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
| View all routes: | Routes from AYH |
| More Information: | AYH Maps & Info |
Facts about Lanai Airport (LNY):
- On February 26, 2014, a charted twin-engine Piper PA-31 Navajo aircraft operated by Maui Air crashed after takeoff from Lanai Airport one mile away.
- In addition to being known as "Lanai Airport", another name for LNY is "Lānaʻi Airport".
- Lanai Airport (LNY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lanai Airport (LNY) is Kapalua Airport (JHM), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NE of LNY.
- The furthest airport from Lanai Airport (LNY) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Lanai Airport (meaning Lanai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
Facts about RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH):
- The closest airport to RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Cambridge International Airport (CBG), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) ESE of AYH.
- The furthest airport from RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In September 1939, RAF Upwood squadrons were given operational training roles and Alconbury became RAF Wyton's satellite under No.
- RAF Alconbury is also the home of the 501st Combat Support Wing.
- At one frying-pan-shaped hardstand on the north side of the airfield, an earth shooting-in butt was constructed.
- The construction attracted the attention of the Luftwaffe as the flying field of RAF Alconbury was attacked by German bombers on 16 September 1940, although no serious damage was done.
- In late 1940/41, an expansion of RAF Alconbury commenced to upgrade its facilities from a satellite airfield to a fully operational one.
