Nonstop flight route between Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States and Lubbock, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Heritage Field (PTW), Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States and Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB), Lubbock, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,513 miles (or 2,435 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 relatively short distance between Heritage Field and Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTW / KPTW |
Airport Name: | Heritage Field |
Location: | Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°14'21"N by 75°33'24"W |
Area Served: | Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | Limerick Aviation LP |
Airport Type: | Public use |
Elevation: | 309 feet (94 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTW |
More Information: | PTW Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBB / KLBB |
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Location: | Lubbock, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°39'48"N by 101°49'14"W |
Area Served: | Lubbock, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Lubbock |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3282 feet (1,000 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from LBB |
More Information: | LBB Maps & Info |
Facts about Heritage Field (PTW):
- Because of Heritage Field's relatively low elevation of 309 feet, planes can take off or land at Heritage Field 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.
- Heritage Field (PTW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Heritage Field (PTW) is Quakertown Airport (UKT), which is located only 16 miles (27 kilometers) NE of PTW.
- Heritage Field is a public use airport in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- Penn Airways is a fixed base operator located on the field.
- The furthest airport from Heritage Field (PTW) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,706 miles (18,839 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB):
- The furthest airport from Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,113 miles (17,885 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) is Hale County Airport (PVW), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) N of LBB.
- The base was activated on September 11, 1942 as the South Plains Flying School.
- Military use of South Plains ended on December 1, 1947 and the facility was returned to the local government for civil use.
- The airport is the 8th busiest airport in Texas.
- In addition to being known as "Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport", another name for LBB is "(former South Plains Army Airfield)".
- Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB) has 3 runways.