Nonstop flight route between Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom and Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between London Luton Airport (LTN), Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom and Blackbushe Airport (BBS), Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 43 miles (or 70 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 London Luton Airport and Blackbushe Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LTN / EGGW |
| Airport Name: | London Luton Airport |
| Location: | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°52'28"N by 0°22'5"W |
| Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
| Operator/Owner: | Luton Borough Council - Abertis |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 526 feet (160 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LTN |
| More Information: | LTN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBS / EGLK |
| Airport Name: | Blackbushe Airport |
| Location: | Yateley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°19'26"N by 0°50'51"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Blackbushe Airport Ltd |
| Airport Type: | Private-owned, Public-use |
| Elevation: | 325 feet (99 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBS |
| More Information: | BBS Maps & Info |
Facts about London Luton Airport (LTN):
- London Luton Airport (LTN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from London Luton Airport (LTN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,851 miles (19,072 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- An airport was opened on the site on 16 July 1938 by the Secretary of State for Air, Kingsley Wood.
- In addition Monarch and Thomson Airways have their head offices located at the airport.
- It became the operating base for charter airlines such as Autair, Euravia, Dan-Air and Monarch.
- In 1990, the airport was renamed London Luton Airport to re-emphasise the airport's proximity to the UK capital.
- The closest airport to London Luton Airport (LTN) is Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of LTN.
- London Luton Airport handled 9,697,944 passengers last year.
- Luton Airport Parkway was built in 1999 to serve the airport.
- The airport possesses a single runway, running roughly east to west, with a length of 2,160 m at an elevation of 526 ft.
- Because of London Luton Airport's relatively low elevation of 526 feet, planes can take off or land at London Luton 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 Blackbushe Airport (BBS):
- The closest airport to Blackbushe Airport (BBS) is Farnborough Airport (FAB), which is located only 5 miles (7 kilometers) SE of BBS.
- Later, British Car Auctions took over the airport and developed it as a centre of private, business and executive aviation.
- 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.
- 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.
- Overseas-based charter airlines often used Blackbushe for their flight to the UK, normally finding that the airfield was open for operations, even when other airports in the London area were closed by fog.
- Blackbushe Airport (BBS) currently has only 1 runway.
