Nonstop flight route between Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom and Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Newcastle Airport (NCL), Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom and Yengema Airport (WYE), Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,248 miles (or 5,228 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 Newcastle Airport and Yengema 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 Newcastle Airport and Yengema Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NCL / EGNT | 
| Airport Name: | Newcastle Airport | 
| Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°2'17"N by 1°41'22"W | 
| Area Served: | Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear County Durham Cumbria North Yorkshire Northumberland | 
| Operator/Owner: | Newcastle Airport Local Authority Holding Company Ltd (51%), AMP Capital (49%). | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 266 feet (81 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NCL | 
| More Information: | NCL Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WYE / GFYE | 
| Airport Name: | Yengema Airport | 
| Location: | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°36'55"N by 11°2'49"W | 
| Area Served: | Yengema | 
| Operator/Owner: | Sierra Leonean Airports Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Regional | 
| Elevation: | 1300 feet (396 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WYE | 
| More Information: | WYE Maps & Info | 
Facts about Newcastle Airport (NCL):
- Newcastle Airport (NCL) currently has only 1 runway.
- Newcastle Airport handled 4,420,839 passengers last year.
- Rapid expansion in passenger traffic has led to increasing commercial utilisation of the south-side of the airport, which was previously used for general aviation, and is now used for freight, mail and corporate flights.
- Because of Newcastle Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Newcastle 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 airport mainly serves the City of Newcastle, the greater Tyneside area, Northumberland and Wearside.
- The furthest airport from Newcastle Airport (NCL) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The Airport was opened on 26 July 1935 as Woolsington Aerodrome by the Secretary of State for Air, Sir Phillip Cunliffe-Lister.
- The closest airport to Newcastle Airport (NCL) is Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) SSE of NCL.
- There are two hotels on the Airport site and two near by.
Facts about Yengema Airport (WYE):
- Yengema Airport (WYE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Yengema Airport (WYE) is Kenema Airport (KEN), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) S of WYE.
- The furthest airport from Yengema Airport (WYE) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is nearly antipodal to Yengema Airport (meaning Yengema Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Mota Lava Airport), and is located 12,078 miles (19,437 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.




