Nonstop flight route between Leeuwarden, Netherlands and Jacksonville, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR), Leeuwarden, Netherlands and Cherokee County Airport (JKV), Jacksonville, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,903 miles (or 7,891 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 Leeuwarden Air Base and Cherokee County 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 Leeuwarden Air Base and Cherokee County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWR / EHLW |
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Location: | Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°13'42"N by 5°45'38"E |
Operator/Owner: | Military of the Netherlands |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 3 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWR |
More Information: | LWR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JKV / KJSO |
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Location: | Jacksonville, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°52'9"N by 95°13'3"W |
Area Served: | Jacksonville, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Cherokee County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 677 feet (206 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JKV |
More Information: | JKV Maps & Info |
Facts about Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR):
- The furthest airport from Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,955 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Leeuwarden Air Base", another name for LWR is "Vliegbasis Leeuwarden".
- Because of Leeuwarden Air Base's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Leeuwarden Air Base 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 airport of Leeuwarden was built in 1938, and originally was used as an airport between Schiphol – Eelde.
- Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of LWR.
- In 2016 a squadron of MQ-9 Reapers will be based at Leeuwarden Air Base to be fully operational as of 2017.
Facts about Cherokee County Airport (JKV):
- Cherokee County Airport (JKV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cherokee County Airport (JKV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,876 miles (17,503 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Cherokee County Airport's relatively low elevation of 677 feet, planes can take off or land at Cherokee County 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 closest airport to Cherokee County Airport (JKV) is Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) NNW of JKV.
- In addition to being known as "Cherokee County Airport", another name for JKV is "JSO".
- Cherokee County Airport covers an area of 224 acres at an elevation of 677 feet above mean sea level.