Nonstop flight route between Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Obo Airport (OBX), Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea and London Luton Airport (LTN), Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,688 miles (or 13,982 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 Obo Airport and London Luton 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 Obo Airport and London Luton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OBX / |
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Location: | Obo, Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea |
GPS Coordinates: | 7°35'25"S by 141°19'27"E |
View all routes: | Routes from OBX |
More Information: | OBX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LTN / EGGW |
Airport Name: | London Luton Airport |
Location: | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°52'28"N by 0°22'5"W |
Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Luton Borough Council - Abertis |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 526 feet (160 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LTN |
More Information: | LTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Obo Airport (OBX):
- In addition to being known as "Obo Airport", another name for OBX is "AYOB".
- The closest airport to Obo Airport (OBX) is Aiambak Airport (AIH), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) NNW of OBX.
- The furthest airport from Obo Airport (OBX) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,682 miles (18,801 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
Facts about London Luton Airport (LTN):
- The furthest airport from London Luton Airport (LTN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,851 miles (19,072 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- London Luton Airport handled 9,697,944 passengers last year.
- Because of London Luton Airport's relatively low elevation of 526 feet, planes can take off or land at London Luton 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 closest airport to London Luton Airport (LTN) is Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of LTN.
- In the 1980s the airport was seeing a decline in customer numbers.
- London Luton Airport (LTN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport remains in municipal ownership, owned by Luton Borough Council but managed by the private sector London Luton Airport Operations Limited.
- In August 1997, to fund an £80 million extension of the airport, the council issued a 30-year concession contract to a public private partnership consortium, London Luton Airport Operations Limited, a partnership of Airport Group International and Barclays Private Equity.
- London Luton Airport is widely known as a result of the Airline and Luton Airport television series.
- The original runways had been grass tracks 18/36 and 06/24, and then a concrete runway 08/26.