Nonstop flight route between Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom and Wellsville, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tingwall Airport (LWK), Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom and Wellsville Municipal Airport (ELZ), Wellsville, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,331 miles (or 5,361 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 Tingwall Airport and Wellsville Municipal 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 Tingwall Airport and Wellsville Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWK / EGET |
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Location: | Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 60°11'30"N by 1°14'36"W |
Area Served: | Lerwick |
Operator/Owner: | Shetland Islands Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWK |
More Information: | LWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELZ / KELZ |
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Location: | Wellsville, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°6'33"N by 77°59'23"W |
Area Served: | Wellsville, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Wellsville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2124 feet (647 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELZ |
More Information: | ELZ Maps & Info |
Facts about Tingwall Airport (LWK):
- The furthest airport from Tingwall Airport (LWK) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,422 miles (18,383 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Tingwall Airport handled 5,059 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Tingwall Airport (LWK) is Scatsta Airport (SCS), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) N of LWK.
- Because of Tingwall Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Tingwall 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.
- Tingwall Airport (LWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tingwall Airport", another name for LWK is "Lerwick/Tingwall Airport".
Facts about Wellsville Municipal Airport (ELZ):
- The single east-west runway is 5302 feet long, however only 4900 feet is available for landing.
- The furthest airport from Wellsville Municipal Airport (ELZ) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,529 miles (18,554 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Wellsville Municipal Airport (ELZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Wellsville Municipal Airport", another name for ELZ is "Tarantine Field".
- The original Wellsville airport prior to about 1970 was located several miles north of the present airport's location.
- The closest airport to Wellsville Municipal Airport (ELZ) is Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport (OLE), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) WNW of ELZ.