Nonstop flight route between Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States and Coltishall, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(32°17'21"N by 106°55'18"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°43'41"N by 1°21'42"E)
Distance from LRU to CLF:
5,158.75 miles (8,302.18 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Las Cruces International Airport (LRU), Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States and Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF), Coltishall, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,159 miles (or 8,302 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 Las Cruces International Airport and Coltishall (IATA off-point), 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 Las Cruces International Airport and Coltishall (IATA off-point). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRU / KLRU |
| Airport Name: | Las Cruces International Airport |
| Location: | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°17'21"N by 106°55'18"W |
| Area Served: | Las Cruces, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Las Cruces |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4457 feet (1,358 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LRU |
| More Information: | LRU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CLF / |
| Airport Name: | Coltishall (IATA off-point) |
| Location: | Coltishall, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°43'41"N by 1°21'42"E |
| Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from CLF |
| More Information: | CLF Maps & Info |
Facts about Las Cruces International Airport (LRU):
- This landing rights airport is on a Mesa overlooking the Mesilla Valley.
- The furthest airport from Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,383 miles (18,319 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) has 3 runways.
- Because of Las Cruces International Airport's high elevation of 4,457 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LRU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LRU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) is Biggs Army Airfield (BIF), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SE of LRU.
Facts about Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF):
- Because of Coltishall (IATA off-point)'s relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Coltishall (IATA off-point) 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 furthest airport from Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,813 miles (19,010 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Coltishall (IATA off-point) (CLF) is Norwich International Airport (NWI), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of CLF.
- The nearby RAF Coltishall played an important role during World War II, and afterwards, but was finally closed in December 2006.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 43.94 miles (70.72 km) SE | Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 46.12 miles (74.22 km) SE | El Paso International Airport (ELP) | El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 46.69 miles (75.14 km) W | Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) | Deming, New Mexico, United States | |
| 4 | 52.53 miles (84.54 km) SW | Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | |
| 5 | 53.59 miles (86.25 km) SSE | Abraham González International Airport (CJS) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 6 | 53.59 miles (86.25 km) SSE | Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipal Airport (NCG) | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 7 | 61.39 miles (98.79 km) NE | Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 8 | 66.25 miles (106.61 km) NE | Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 68.55 miles (110.32 km) NNW | Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States | |
| 10 | 75.86 miles (122.08 km) WNW | Grant County Airport (SVC) | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 140.97 miles (226.86 km) WNW | Greenlee County Airport (CFT) | Clifton/Morenci, Arizona, United States | |
| 12 | 148.09 miles (238.33 km) ENE | Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 151.81 miles (244.31 km) ESE | Culberson County Airport (VHN) | Van Horn, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 155.28 miles (249.89 km) E | Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | |
| 15 | 155.50 miles (250.25 km) ENE | Roswell International Air Center (ROW) | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,382.72 miles (18,318.67 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,182.57 miles (17,996.56 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,113.55 miles (17,885.48 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,099.26 miles (17,862.48 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,780.73 miles (17,349.86 km) E | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,735.92 miles (17,277.75 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,675.96 miles (17,181.25 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,668.16 miles (17,168.70 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,645.41 miles (17,132.08 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,643.66 miles (17,129.27 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,596.18 miles (17,052.86 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,573.33 miles (17,016.08 km) SE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,538.50 miles (16,960.02 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,519.21 miles (16,928.99 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,518.34 miles (16,927.59 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 4.90 miles (7.89 km) SW | Norwich International Airport (NWI) | Norwich, England, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 34.42 miles (55.40 km) W | RAF Marham (KNF) | Marham, Norfolk, East Anglia, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 36.36 miles (58.52 km) SW | RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ) | Bury St. Edmunds, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 40.39 miles (65.01 km) WSW | RAF Lakenheath (LKZ) | Lakenheath, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 44.72 miles (71.97 km) SW | RAF Mildenhall (MHZ) | Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 48.69 miles (78.36 km) S | Ipswich Airport (IPW) | Ipswich, England | |
| 7 | 61.66 miles (99.23 km) SW | Cambridge International Airport (CBG) | Cambridge, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 63.40 miles (102.04 km) SW | MDPGA Wethersfield (WXF) | Braintree, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 68.01 miles (109.46 km) SW | Duxford Aerodrome (QFO) | Duxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 68.48 miles (110.20 km) WNW | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 71.19 miles (114.57 km) WSW | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 75.23 miles (121.07 km) SW | London Stansted Airport (STN) | Essex (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 81.90 miles (131.80 km) NW | RAF Binbrook (GSY) | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 84.24 miles (135.57 km) W | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 84.87 miles (136.58 km) SSW | London Southend Airport (SEN) | Southend, Essex (near London) United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,812.59 miles (19,010.47 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,750.15 miles (18,909.99 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,726.99 miles (18,872.72 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,723.22 miles (18,866.64 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,709.01 miles (18,843.77 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,693.88 miles (18,819.43 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,686.69 miles (18,807.85 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,686.56 miles (18,807.64 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,680.81 miles (18,798.39 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,657.15 miles (18,760.32 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,656.16 miles (18,758.73 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,639.99 miles (18,732.70 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,639.40 miles (18,731.75 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,632.38 miles (18,720.46 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,611.87 miles (18,687.45 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |