Nonstop flight route between Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Nueva Loja, Ecuador:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ), Nueva Loja, Ecuador would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,568 miles (or 8,960 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 RAF Lyneham and Lago Agrio 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 RAF Lyneham and Lago Agrio Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYE / EGDL |
Airport Name: | RAF Lyneham |
Location: | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°30'19"N by 1°59'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 512 feet (156 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYE |
More Information: | LYE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGQ / SENL |
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Location: | Nueva Loja, Ecuador |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°5'33"N by 76°52'9"W |
Area Served: | Nueva Loja, Ecuador |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 982 feet (299 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LGQ |
More Information: | LGQ Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):
- RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
- A ceremony, attended by the Prime Minister David Cameron, was held at RAF Brize Norton on 31 August 2011 to mark the formal transfer the role of repatriations from RAF Lyneham.
- Because of RAF Lyneham's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Lyneham 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 RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
- 99 Squadron reformed on 17 November 1945, at RAF Lyneham equipped with the Avro York, it operated as part of the Berlin Airlift.
- The furthest airport from RAF Lyneham (LYE) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- With the increase in air transport operations in the RAF, as opposed to ferrying, Transport Command was formed in March 1943.
- A single enemy aircraft attacked the station on 19 September 1940, dropping an incendiary and two high explosive bombs before strafing part of the airfield.
- On 16 October 1946, 511 squadron was formed again as an Avro York operator.
- Lyneham's position as the primary tactical transport base for the RAF was emphasised in February 1971 when Nos.
- The airfield became renowned for being the "gateway" between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan.
Facts about Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ):
- Because of Lago Agrio Airport's relatively low elevation of 982 feet, planes can take off or land at Lago Agrio 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.
- In addition to being known as "Lago Agrio Airport", another name for LGQ is "Aeropuerto de Lago Agrio".
- The closest airport to Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) is Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU), which is located 38 miles (62 kilometers) NE of LGQ.
- The furthest airport from Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) is Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH), which is nearly antipodal to Lago Agrio Airport (meaning Lago Agrio Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Hang Nadim International Airport), and is located 12,329 miles (19,841 kilometers) away in Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia.
- Lago Agrio Airport (LGQ) currently has only 1 runway.