Nonstop flight route between Leeuwarden, Netherlands and Sewanee, Tennessee, United States:
Departure Airport:
(53°13'42"N by 5°45'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°12'19"N by 85°53'53"W)
Distance from LWR to UOS:
4,381.03 miles (7,050.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR), Leeuwarden, Netherlands and Franklin County Airport (UOS), Sewanee, Tennessee, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,381 miles (or 7,051 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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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 |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | UOS / KUOS |
| Airport Name: | Franklin County Airport |
| Location: | Sewanee, Tennessee, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°12'19"N by 85°53'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Franklin County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1953 feet (595 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from UOS |
| More Information: | UOS Maps & Info |
Facts about Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR):
- After the liberation of the Netherlands, the airbase was repaired.
- Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) has 2 runways.
- In 2016 a squadron of MQ-9 Reapers will be based at Leeuwarden Air Base to be fully operational as of 2017.
- In addition to being known as "Leeuwarden Air Base", another name for LWR is "Vliegbasis Leeuwarden".
- The closest airport to Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of 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.
- 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.
Facts about Franklin County Airport (UOS):
- The closest airport to Franklin County Airport (UOS) is Marion County Airport (APT), which is located 20 miles (33 kilometers) ESE of UOS.
- The furthest airport from Franklin County Airport (UOS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,241 miles (18,091 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Franklin County Airport is a public airport located one mile east of the central business district of Sewanee, a town in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States.
- Franklin County Airport (UOS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Franklin County was the home airport of late aviation legend Bill Kershner.
| 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 | 20.31 miles (32.68 km) ESE | Marion County Airport (APT) | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | |
| 2 | 23.07 miles (37.13 km) WNW | Tullahoma Regional Airport (THA) | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | |
| 3 | 34.22 miles (55.07 km) N | Warren County Memorial Airport (RNC) | McMinnville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 4 | 38.94 miles (62.67 km) WSW | Fayetteville Municipal Airport (FYM) | Fayetteville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 5 | 39.24 miles (63.14 km) NW | Shelbyville Municipal Airport (SYI) | Shelbyville, Tennessee, United States | |
| 6 | 40.95 miles (65.90 km) ESE | Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) | Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States | |
| 7 | 57.53 miles (92.58 km) SW | Redstone Army Airfield (AAF) (HUA) | Redstone Arsenal (near Huntsville), Alabama, United States | |
| 8 | 63.31 miles (101.89 km) SW | Huntsville International Airport (HSV) | Huntsville / Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 9 | 65.60 miles (105.57 km) NNW | Smyrna Airport (MQY) | Smyrna, Tennessee, United States | |
| 10 | 67.06 miles (107.92 km) ESE | Dalton Municipal Airport (DNN) | Dalton, Georgia, United States | |
| 11 | 70.49 miles (113.44 km) WSW | Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) | Decatur, Alabama, United States | |
| 12 | 72.43 miles (116.57 km) SE | Richard B. Russell Airport (RMG) | Rome, Georgia, United States | |
| 13 | 76.09 miles (122.46 km) WNW | Maury County Airport (MRC) | Columbia/Mount Pleasant, Tennessee, United States | |
| 14 | 76.47 miles (123.06 km) E | McMinn County Airport (MMI) | Athens, Tennessee, United States | |
| 15 | 77.39 miles (124.54 km) NW | Nashville International Airport (BNA) | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,241.09 miles (18,090.73 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,221.06 miles (18,058.51 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,201.21 miles (18,026.56 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,186.33 miles (18,002.60 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,186.07 miles (18,002.19 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,175.78 miles (17,985.62 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,168.56 miles (17,974.01 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,160.74 miles (17,961.43 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,153.81 miles (17,950.27 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,143.34 miles (17,933.43 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,114.93 miles (17,887.70 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,099.87 miles (17,863.47 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,099.33 miles (17,862.59 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,094.00 miles (17,854.01 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,093.16 miles (17,852.66 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |