Nonstop flight route between Liverpool, England, United Kingdom and Lubango, Angola:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL), Liverpool, England, United Kingdom and Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD), Lubango, Angola would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,816 miles (or 7,751 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 Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Lubango Mukanka 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 Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Lubango Mukanka Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | SDD / FNUB |
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Location: | Lubango, Angola |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°55'36"S by 13°34'36"E |
Area Served: | Lubango, Angola |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5778 feet (1,761 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SDD |
More Information: | SDD 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.
- In 1990 the airport was privatised, with British Aerospace taking a 76% shareholding in the new company.
- 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.
- 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.
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport handled 4,187,493 passengers last year.
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- By road, the airport is accessible from the M53 and M56 motorways via the A533 / Runcorn Bridge to the south, and from the M57 and M62 motorways via the Knowsley Expressway to the north.
- 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.
- 2002 saw the airport being renamed in honour of John Lennon, a founding member of The Beatles, 22 years after Lennon's death.
Facts about Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD):
- Because of Lubango Mukanka Airport's high elevation of 5,778 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SDD. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SDD a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) is Vila Roçadas/Xangongo Airport (XGN), which is located 156 miles (252 kilometers) SE of SDD.
- In addition to being known as "Lubango Mukanka Airport", other names for SDD include "Aeroporto Lubango Mukanka (Lubango (Sá da Bandeira))" and "Aeroporto de Lubango".
- The furthest airport from Lubango Mukanka Airport (SDD) is Johnston Atoll Airport (JON), which is nearly antipodal to Lubango Mukanka Airport (meaning Lubango Mukanka Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Johnston Atoll Airport), and is located 12,195 miles (19,627 kilometers) away in Johnston Atoll, U.S. Minor Outlying Islands.