Nonstop flight route between Plymouth, United Kingdom and Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda:
Departure Airport:
(50°25'22"N by 4°6'20"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°21'51"N by 64°40'42"W)
Distance from PLH to BDA:
3,274.40 miles (5,269.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Plymouth City Airport (PLH), Plymouth, United Kingdom and L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,274 miles (or 5,270 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 Plymouth City Airport and L.F. Wade International 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 Plymouth City Airport and L.F. Wade International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLH / EGHD |
| Airport Name: | Plymouth City Airport |
| Location: | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°25'22"N by 4°6'20"W |
| Area Served: | Plymouth |
| Operator/Owner: | Plymouth City Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 476 feet (145 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PLH |
| More Information: | PLH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDA / TXKF |
| Airport Name: | L.F. Wade International Airport |
| Location: | Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°21'51"N by 64°40'42"W |
| Area Served: | Bermuda |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Bermuda |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 18 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BDA |
| More Information: | BDA Maps & Info |
Facts about Plymouth City Airport (PLH):
- Because of Plymouth City Airport's relatively low elevation of 476 feet, planes can take off or land at Plymouth City 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 Plymouth City Airport (PLH) is Exeter International Airport (EXT), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NE of PLH.
- The furthest airport from Plymouth City Airport (PLH) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Plymouth City Airport (meaning Plymouth City Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,030 miles (19,361 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Plymouth City Airport handled 157,933 passengers last year.
- Plymouth City Airport (PLH) currently has only 1 runway.
- In October 2011, a group of local businesses formed a group called VIABLE, that aims to re-open the site.
- Further support for the continued use of the airport came in February 2008 when Air Southwest and the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce & Industry announced the results of an air travel survey aimed at over 200 businesses in Plymouth.
- However, despite many local residents sharing the view that these developments represented the 'beginning of the end' for the airport, in October 2007 Air Southwest announced new routes to Dublin, Cork, Chambéry, Glasgow International Airport and Newcastle Airport.
Facts about L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA):
- The former NATO hangar built in the early 1990s is now used for the airport's growing corporate jet traffic.
- The furthest airport from L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) is Rottnest Airport (RTS), which is nearly antipodal to L.F. Wade International Airport (meaning L.F. Wade International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Rottnest Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia.
- L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA) is Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC), which is located 658 miles (1,059 kilometers) WNW of BDA.
- The airport is at the west of St.
- A small portion of the south-east corner of the airport was transformed in the 1990s into Bermuda Motorsports Park.
- Because of L.F. Wade International Airport's relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at L.F. Wade International 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 airfield was built between 1941 and 1943 by levelling Long Bird Island and several smaller islands, and filling in the waterways between them and St.
- The airfield began life as Kindley Field, a joint US Army Air Forces /Royal Air Force base, during the Second World War.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.22 miles (59.90 km) NE | Exeter International Airport (EXT) | Exeter, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 39.17 miles (63.03 km) W | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 72.56 miles (116.78 km) WSW | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 73.86 miles (118.86 km) NNE | MoD St Athan (DGX) | St Athan, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 75.04 miles (120.77 km) NNE | Cardiff Airport (CWL) | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 81.72 miles (131.51 km) N | Swansea Airport (SWS) | Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 89.72 miles (144.39 km) NE | Bristol Airport (BRS) | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 95.57 miles (153.81 km) SE | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 97.39 miles (156.73 km) ESE | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 100.35 miles (161.49 km) NE | Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) | Filton, Bristol, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 102.27 miles (164.60 km) ENE | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 102.94 miles (165.66 km) WSW | St Mary's Airport (ISC) | St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 103.83 miles (167.10 km) WSW | Tresco Heliport (TSO) | Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 104.26 miles (167.79 km) NNW | Haverfordwest Aerodrome (HAW) | Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 118.50 miles (190.71 km) NE | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,030.45 miles (19,361.09 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,006.20 miles (19,322.05 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,998.81 miles (19,310.16 km) SSE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,992.59 miles (19,300.16 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,966.88 miles (19,258.78 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,961.06 miles (19,249.41 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,947.14 miles (19,227.00 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,937.36 miles (19,211.27 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,936.06 miles (19,209.18 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,932.33 miles (19,203.18 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,911.75 miles (19,170.06 km) SSE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,903.46 miles (19,156.71 km) SSE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,893.35 miles (19,140.45 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,882.15 miles (19,122.42 km) SSE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,873.60 miles (19,108.66 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 658.19 miles (1,059.25 km) WNW | Billy Mitchell Airport (HNC) | Hatteras, North Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 675.68 miles (1,087.40 km) WNW | Dare County Regional Airport (MEO) | Manteo, North Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 676.57 miles (1,088.83 km) WNW | First Flight Airport (FFA) | Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 682.11 miles (1,097.74 km) NNW | Nantucket Memorial Airport (ACK) | Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 5 | 688.10 miles (1,107.39 km) WNW | Pine Island Airport (DUF) | Corolla, North Carolina, United States | |
| 6 | 704.39 miles (1,133.60 km) NNW | Marthas Vineyard Airport (MVY) | Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 7 | 708.54 miles (1,140.29 km) WNW | Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG) | Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 712.93 miles (1,147.34 km) NNW | Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA) | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 9 | 714.82 miles (1,150.38 km) WNW | Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States | |
| 10 | 717.15 miles (1,154.14 km) NW | Ocean City Municipal Airport (OCE) | Ocean City, Maryland, United States | |
| 11 | 717.64 miles (1,154.93 km) NNW | Block Island State Airport (BID) | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States | |
| 12 | 718.10 miles (1,155.66 km) NNW | Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH) | Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 13 | 720.24 miles (1,159.10 km) NW | Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) | Wallops Island, Virginia, United States | |
| 14 | 722.73 miles (1,163.11 km) NNW | Montauk Airport (MTP) | Montauk, New York, United States | |
| 15 | 724.42 miles (1,165.83 km) WNW | Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE) | Edenton, North Carolina, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,408.99 miles (19,970.29 km) SSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,399.25 miles (19,954.61 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,389.01 miles (19,938.13 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,363.77 miles (19,897.51 km) SSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 12,345.27 miles (19,867.74 km) S | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,327.85 miles (19,839.71 km) S | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 12,297.20 miles (19,790.37 km) SSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 12,293.54 miles (19,784.49 km) S | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 12,273.15 miles (19,751.67 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 12,214.35 miles (19,657.05 km) S | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 12,208.29 miles (19,647.29 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 12,187.58 miles (19,613.96 km) S | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 12,167.75 miles (19,582.05 km) S | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 12,147.37 miles (19,549.24 km) WSW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| 15 | 12,107.78 miles (19,485.54 km) SSE | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |