Nonstop flight route between Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom and Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between London Luton Airport (LTN), Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom and Gbadolite Airport (BDT), Gbadolite, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,511 miles (or 5,651 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 London Luton Airport and Gbadolite 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 London Luton Airport and Gbadolite Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about London Luton Airport (LTN):

• EasyJet's head office is Hangar 89, a building located on the grounds of London Luton Airport.
• The airport lies a few miles away from the M1 motorway, which runs southwards to London, northwards to Leeds and connects to the M25 motorway.
• In the 1980s the airport was seeing a decline in customer numbers.
• Following the war, the land was returned to the local council which continued activity at the airport as a commercial operation.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 (LTN) currently has only 1 runway.
• The northern side of the U-shaped apron is ringed by a continuous line of hangars and other buildings, emphasising the fact that Luton is a major maintenance base for several airlines including Thomson Airways, Monarch and EasyJet.
• London Luton Airport handled 9,697,944 passengers last year.

Facts about Gbadolite Airport (BDT):

• The closest airport to Gbadolite Airport (BDT) is Bambari Airport (BBY), which is located 112 miles (181 kilometers) NNW of BDT.
• In addition to being known as "Gbadolite Airport", other names for BDT include "Aéroport de Gbadolite" and "Gbadolite Airport".
• The furthest airport from Gbadolite Airport (BDT) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is located 11,992 miles (19,300 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
• Gbadolite Airport (BDT) currently has only 1 runway.