Nonstop flight route between Gyumri, Armenia and Milton, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shirak International Airport (LWN), Gyumri, Armenia and NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE), Milton, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,586 miles (or 10,599 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 Shirak International Airport and NAS Whiting Field - North, 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 Shirak International Airport and NAS Whiting Field - North. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWN / UDSG |
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Location: | Gyumri, Armenia |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°45'1"N by 43°51'33"E |
Area Served: | Gyumri |
Operator/Owner: | General Department of Civil Aviation of Armenia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5000 feet (1,524 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWN |
More Information: | LWN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NSE / KNSE |
Airport Name: | NAS Whiting Field - North |
Location: | Milton, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°43'27"N by 87°1'18"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
Elevation: | 199 feet (61 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from NSE |
More Information: | NSE Maps & Info |
Facts about Shirak International Airport (LWN):
- Because of Shirak International Airport's high elevation of 5,000 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LWN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LWN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Shirak International Airport (LWN) is Kars Airport (KSY), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WSW of LWN.
- At the start of 2006, Armenia felt the importance of having a second international airport, when adverse weather conditions meant that many flights had to be diverted from Yerevan’s Zvartnots International Airport into Gyumri’s Shirak Airport.
- The furthest airport from Shirak International Airport (LWN) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,214 miles (18,047 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- On August 3, 2007, the government of Armenia announced that it had agreed to include the management of operations at Armenia's second largest airport in the 30-year concession agreement that it signed with Armenia International Airports CJSC in December 2001 to take over operations at Zvartnots International Airport.
- Shirak International Airport (LWN) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Shirak International Airport", another name for LWN is "Շիրակ Օդանավակայան".
Facts about NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE):
- The closest airport to NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) is Pensacola International Airport (PNS), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) SSW of NSE.
- Because of NAS Whiting Field - North's relatively low elevation of 199 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS Whiting Field - North 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 NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,142 miles (17,932 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- NAS Whiting Field - North (NSE) has 2 runways.