Nonstop flight route between Lukulu, Zambia and Westerland, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lukulu Airport (LXU), Lukulu, Zambia and Sylt Airport (GWT), Westerland, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,866 miles (or 7,832 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 Lukulu Airport and Sylt 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 Lukulu Airport and Sylt Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXU / FLLK |
Airport Name: | Lukulu Airport |
Location: | Lukulu, Zambia |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°22'30"S by 23°15'0"E |
Area Served: | Lukulu |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3480 feet (1,061 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LXU |
More Information: | LXU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GWT / EDXW |
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Location: | Westerland, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°54'47"N by 8°20'26"E |
Area Served: | Sylt, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Sylt GmbH |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 51 feet (16 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GWT |
More Information: | GWT Maps & Info |
Facts about Lukulu Airport (LXU):
- The furthest airport from Lukulu Airport (LXU) is Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA), which is nearly antipodal to Lukulu Airport (meaning Lukulu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kona International Airport at Keāhole), and is located 12,063 miles (19,414 kilometers) away in Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States.
- Lukulu Airport (LXU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lukulu Airport (LXU) is Zambezi Airport (BBZ), which is located 59 miles (95 kilometers) N of LXU.
Facts about Sylt Airport (GWT):
- Because of Sylt Airport's relatively low elevation of 51 feet, planes can take off or land at Sylt 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.
- Sylt Airport handled 21,000 passengers last year.
- Sylt Airport (GWT) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Sylt Airport", another name for GWT is "Flughafen Sylt".
- The closest airport to Sylt Airport (GWT) is Vojens Airport (SKS), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ENE of GWT.
- During World War II the airport was significantly redeveloped and enlarged to serve as a military base.
- The furthest airport from Sylt Airport (GWT) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,640 miles (18,733 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.