Nonstop flight route between La Romana, Dominican Republic and Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between La Romana International Airport (LRM), La Romana, Dominican Republic and Blackbushe Airport (BBS), Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,288 miles (or 6,901 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 La Romana International Airport and Blackbushe 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 La Romana International Airport and Blackbushe Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about La Romana International Airport (LRM):

• The airport consists of a main terminal with 4 modern gates.
• The current La Romana airport replaced an earlier La Romana airport, which was located south of the Zona Franca, on the south western side of Casa de Campo, which was approximately at 18°24′41″N 68°56′30″W / 18.41139°N 68.94167°W / 18.41139.
• La Romana International Airport handled 225,550 passengers last year.
• Because of La Romana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 213 feet, planes can take off or land at La Romana International 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 "La Romana International Airport", another name for LRM is "Aeropuerto Internacional La Romana".
• La Romana International Airport (LRM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to La Romana International Airport (LRM) is Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of LRM.
• The furthest airport from La Romana International Airport (LRM) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to La Romana International Airport (meaning La Romana International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,111 miles (19,491 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Blackbushe Airport (BBS):

• Blackbushe Airport (BBS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Blackbushe Airport's relatively low elevation of 325 feet, planes can take off or land at Blackbushe 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 Blackbushe Airport (BBS) is Farnborough Airport (FAB), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) SE of BBS.
• Unless looking at aerial views or maps, it is hard to visualise that this was once a significant airport for passenger and cargo charter flights for the London area.
• On 31 May 1960 the airport closed.
• From the early 1950s, the United States Navy had a facility on the north-east edge of the airport which frequently handled visiting naval aircraft.
• A number of important people landed at the airport including King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D.
• On 15 July 1978, the airfield was the location for an open-air concert, the Picnic at Blackbushe, which was attended by some 200,000 people.
• Overall, Blackbushe Airport is very significant in the UK's aviation history.
• The furthest airport from Blackbushe Airport (BBS) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,884 miles (19,126 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.