Nonstop flight route between Linköping, Sweden and Galveston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Linköping City Airport (LPI), Linköping, Sweden and Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,193 miles (or 8,357 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 Linköping City Airport and Scholes International Airport at Galveston, 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 Linköping City Airport and Scholes International Airport at Galveston. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPI / ESSL |
Airport Name: | Linköping City Airport |
Location: | Linköping, Sweden |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°24'29"N by 15°40'22"E |
Operator/Owner: | Linköping City Airport AB (owned by SAAB) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 172 feet (52 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPI |
More Information: | LPI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GLS / KGLS |
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Location: | Galveston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°15'55"N by 94°51'38"W |
Area Served: | Galveston, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Galveston |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GLS |
More Information: | GLS Maps & Info |
Facts about Linköping City Airport (LPI):
- The furthest airport from Linköping City Airport (LPI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,303 miles (18,191 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Linköping City Airport (LPI) is Norrköping Airport (NRK), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ENE of LPI.
- Linköping City Airport (LPI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Linköping City Airport's relatively low elevation of 172 feet, planes can take off or land at Linköping City 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.
Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):
- In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
- The furthest airport from Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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 Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.
- Of the 220+ aircraft based at GLS, 50+ are helicopters belonging to Bristow, Era, PHI and other oil industry vendors.
- Scholes International Airport covers an area of 966 acres at an elevation of 6 feet above mean sea level.
- During World War II, it was redesignated a U.S.
- GLS is an airport with air traffic control 12 hours a day, with direct clearance delivery service to Houston TRACON after the tower is closed.