Nonstop flight route between Liverpool, England, United Kingdom and Reykjavík, Iceland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), Liverpool, England, United Kingdom and Reykjavík Airport (RKV), Reykjavík, Iceland would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,005 miles (or 1,617 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 Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Reykjavík Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPL / EGGP |
| Airport Name: | Liverpool John Lennon Airport |
| Location: | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°20'0"N by 2°50'58"W |
| Area Served: | Liverpool, Merseyside, Cheshire, Shropshire and North Wales |
| Operator/Owner: | Peel Airports |
| Elevation: | 81 feet (25 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LPL |
| More Information: | LPL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKV / BIRK |
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| Location: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°7'47"N by 21°56'26"W |
| Area Served: | Reykjavík |
| Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RKV |
| More Information: | RKV Maps & Info |
Facts about Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL):
- During World War II, the airport was taken over by the Royal Air Force and known as RAF Speke.
- Because of Liverpool John Lennon Airport's relatively low elevation of 81 feet, planes can take off or land at Liverpool John Lennon 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.
- In late 2006, now-defunct Flyglobespan began daily flights to Tenerife South Airport, the Canary Islands, Spain, and the airport's first long haul flights to John C.
- The original terminal building dating from the late 1930s, famously seen on early television footage with its terraces packed with Beatles fans, was left derelict for over a decade after being replaced in 1986.
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport handled 4,187,493 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) is Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of LPL.
- The furthest airport from Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,839 miles (19,053 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The nearest station is Liverpool South Parkway.
Facts about Reykjavík Airport (RKV):
- The furthest airport from Reykjavík Airport (RKV) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,187 miles (18,003 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Reykjavík Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Reykjavík 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.
- In addition to being known as "Reykjavík Airport", other names for RKV include "Reykjavík Domestic Airport" and "Reykjavíkurflugvöllur".
- The city has grown around the airport and it is now located in the western part of the city.
- Icelandair Group and Icelandair have a head office at the airport.Air Iceland and Isavia also have their head offices on the airport property.
- The current airport was built by the British army during World War II on the south coast of Reykjavík peninsula, then a small town.
- Reykjavík Airport handled 430,316 passengers last year.
- Reykjavík Airport (RKV) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Reykjavík Airport (RKV) is Keflavík International Airport (KEF), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of RKV.
