Nonstop flight route between Leeuwarden, Netherlands and Morlaix, France:
Departure Airport:
(53°13'42"N by 5°45'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(48°36'2"N by 3°49'0"W)
Distance from LWR to MXN:
524.91 miles (844.75 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR), Leeuwarden, Netherlands and Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN), Morlaix, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 525 miles (or 845 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 Leeuwarden Air Base and Morlaix - Ploujean Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | MXN / LFRU |
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| Location: | Morlaix, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°36'2"N by 3°49'0"W |
| Area Served: | Morlaix, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI Morlaix |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 277 feet (84 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MXN |
| More Information: | MXN Maps & Info |
Facts about Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR):
- The closest airport to Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of LWR.
- In addition to being known as "Leeuwarden Air Base", another name for LWR is "Vliegbasis Leeuwarden".
- 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.
- Leeuwarden Air Base is also one of the three military airbases, which organises the annual public open days of the Royal Netherlands Air Force, consisting of an air show and static exhibits.
- Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- In 2016 a squadron of MQ-9 Reapers will be based at Leeuwarden Air Base to be fully operational as of 2017.
Facts about Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN):
- Because of Morlaix - Ploujean Airport's relatively low elevation of 277 feet, planes can take off or land at Morlaix - Ploujean 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 Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (meaning Morlaix - Ploujean Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Morlaix - Ploujean Airport", another name for MXN is "Aéroport de Morlaix - PloujeanAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-51".
- The closest airport to Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) is Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) NE of MXN.
- Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) has 3 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.82 miles (56.03 km) ESE | Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ) | Groningen / Eelde, Netherlands |     |
| 2 | 45.81 miles (73.73 km) WSW | De Kooy Airfield (DHR) | Den Helder, Netherlands | |
| 3 | 46.57 miles (74.95 km) ENE | Borkum Airfield (BMK) | Borkum, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 4 | 53.97 miles (86.86 km) S | Lelystad Airport (LEY) | Lelystad, Netherlands | |
| 5 | 61.59 miles (99.12 km) E | Emden Airport (EME) | Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 6 | 76.03 miles (122.35 km) SSW | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | |
| 7 | 81.00 miles (130.36 km) SE | Enschede Airport Twente (ENS) | Enschede, Netherlands | |
| 8 | 92.40 miles (148.70 km) SW | Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) | Leiden, Netherlands | |
| 9 | 93.80 miles (150.95 km) SE | Rheine-Bentlage Air Base (ZPQ) | Rhine, Germany | |
| 10 | 96.53 miles (155.35 km) ENE | Wangerooge Airport (AGE) | Wangerooge, Lower Saxony, Germany | |
| 11 | 103.94 miles (167.28 km) SSW | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 12 | 108.61 miles (174.79 km) S | Volkel Air Base (UDE) | Uden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands | |
| 13 | 110.14 miles (177.26 km) NE | Heligoland Airport (HGL) | Düne, Helgoland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany | |
| 14 | 110.45 miles (177.75 km) SE | Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) | Greven, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |
| 15 | 113.50 miles (182.66 km) S | Weeze Airport (NRN) | Weeze, Niederrhein, Germany | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,778.25 miles (18,955.21 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,579.24 miles (18,634.93 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,564.23 miles (18,610.78 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,543.21 miles (18,576.94 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,535.21 miles (18,564.08 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,533.22 miles (18,560.87 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,532.76 miles (18,560.13 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,531.09 miles (18,557.44 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,516.42 miles (18,533.83 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,503.93 miles (18,513.74 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,488.62 miles (18,489.10 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,484.77 miles (18,482.91 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,478.45 miles (18,472.73 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,471.53 miles (18,461.60 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,469.75 miles (18,458.73 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.87 miles (30.37 km) NE | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| 2 | 29.65 miles (47.72 km) WSW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 3 | 44.11 miles (70.99 km) E | Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) | Saint-Brieuc, France | |
| 4 | 46.16 miles (74.28 km) SSW | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| 5 | 60.59 miles (97.52 km) SSE | Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) | Lorient, France | |
| 6 | 79.04 miles (127.20 km) SE | Meucon Airport (VNE) | Vannes, France | |
| 7 | 79.36 miles (127.72 km) E | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 8 | 79.68 miles (128.23 km) NE | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 84.75 miles (136.39 km) ENE | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 102.47 miles (164.91 km) ESE | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) | Rennes, France | |
| 11 | 105.26 miles (169.40 km) NE | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 126.55 miles (203.66 km) N | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 128.33 miles (206.52 km) NE | Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) | Cherbourg, France | |
| 14 | 133.15 miles (214.28 km) NW | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 137.68 miles (221.57 km) NNW | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,101.02 miles (19,474.65 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,088.83 miles (19,455.03 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,057.64 miles (19,404.84 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,050.60 miles (19,393.51 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,043.61 miles (19,382.27 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,042.73 miles (19,380.84 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,039.79 miles (19,376.11 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,039.34 miles (19,375.39 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,012.80 miles (19,332.68 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,006.89 miles (19,323.17 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,002.48 miles (19,316.06 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,995.22 miles (19,304.39 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,992.24 miles (19,299.59 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,975.08 miles (19,271.98 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,960.57 miles (19,248.63 km) ESE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |