Nonstop flight route between Castries, Saint Lucia and Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom:
Departure Airport:
(14°1'13"N by 60°59'35"W)
Arrival Airport:
(52°49'51"N by 1°19'40"W)
Distance from SLU to EMA:
4,195.27 miles (6,751.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU), Castries, Saint Lucia and East Midlands Airport (EMA), Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,195 miles (or 6,752 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 George F. L. Charles Airport and East Midlands 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 George F. L. Charles Airport and East Midlands Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLU / TLPC |
| Airport Name: | George F. L. Charles Airport |
| Location: | Castries, Saint Lucia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°1'13"N by 60°59'35"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Saint Lucia Air & Sea Ports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLU |
| More Information: | SLU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EMA / EGNX |
| Airport Name: | East Midlands Airport |
| Location: | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°49'51"N by 1°19'40"W |
| Area Served: | East Midlands |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 306 feet (93 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EMA |
| More Information: | EMA Maps & Info |
Facts about George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU):
- Because of George F. L. Charles Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at George F. L. Charles 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 furthest airport from George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) is Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP), which is nearly antipodal to George F. L. Charles Airport (meaning George F. L. Charles Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport), and is located 12,124 miles (19,511 kilometers) away in Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
- The airport houses the George Charles Outstation of the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority., General Aviation Services, and the Island Flyers Club.
- George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) is Hewanorra International Airport (UVF), which is located 20 miles (32 kilometers) S of SLU.
Facts about East Midlands Airport (EMA):
- The airport has excellent connections to the motorway network as it is near the M1 and M42, bringing the airfield within easy reach of the major population centres of the Midlands.
- BMI had its maintenance base at the airport.
- Because of East Midlands Airport's relatively low elevation of 306 feet, planes can take off or land at East Midlands 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 East Midlands Airport (EMA) is RAF Cottesmore (OKH), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) ESE of EMA.
- The furthest airport from East Midlands Airport (EMA) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,827 miles (19,034 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- EMA has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction.
- EMA replaced the smaller pre-war grass airfield at Derby Burnaston, and the base's light aircraft later moved to a new site at Derby Egginton Airfield near Hilton.
- East Midlands Airport handled 4,334,117 passengers last year.
- The arrival of low-cost carriers in 2002 resulted in a sharp jump in passenger numbers, rising 36% in that year to 3.23 million.
- On 28 August 2009, low fares airline Jet2.com announced that its seventh base would be at East Midlands Airport, starting with seven routes across Europe from May 2010 and two new winter routes from 20 December 2010 and have grown further since.
- The DEMAND Campaign was formed in 2004 to campaign against night flights at the airport and against increasing levels of noise generally.
- By 2006, annual passengers had reached 4.72 million, twelfth highest in the UK.
- East Midlands Airport (EMA) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.01 miles (32.21 km) S | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia |     |
| 2 | 39.52 miles (63.60 km) N | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 3 | 62.26 miles (100.19 km) SSW | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 4 | 73.55 miles (118.37 km) SSW | J. F. Mitchell Airport (BQU) | Bequia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 5 | 79.23 miles (127.51 km) S | Mustique Airport (MQS) | Mustique Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 6 | 94.25 miles (151.69 km) SSW | Canouan Airport (CIW) | Canouan Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 7 | 94.79 miles (152.54 km) NNW | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 8 | 102.24 miles (164.53 km) SSW | Union Island Airport (UNI) | Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| 9 | 107.46 miles (172.93 km) N | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 10 | 111.40 miles (179.28 km) SSW | Lauriston Airport (CRU) | Carriacou Island, Grenada | |
| 11 | 120.11 miles (193.30 km) ESE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 12 | 133.32 miles (214.55 km) NNW | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 13 | 149.18 miles (240.08 km) SSW | Maurice Bishop International Airport (GND) | St. George's, Grenada | |
| 14 | 159.06 miles (255.98 km) NNW | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 15 | 198.63 miles (319.67 km) S | A.N.R. Robinson International Airport (TAB) | Scarborough, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,123.68 miles (19,511.12 km) SSW | Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport (WGP) | Waingapu, Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,121.04 miles (19,506.87 km) SW | Tardamu Airport (SAU) | Savu Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,091.17 miles (19,458.81 km) SW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,057.51 miles (19,404.63 km) S | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,050.34 miles (19,393.10 km) SW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 12,049.82 miles (19,392.26 km) S | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,044.54 miles (19,383.76 km) SSW | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,036.89 miles (19,371.45 km) SSW | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,028.91 miles (19,358.61 km) SSE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,024.53 miles (19,351.55 km) SW | El Tari Airport (KOE) | Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,011.10 miles (19,329.94 km) SSE | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,005.54 miles (19,320.99 km) SSW | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,005.52 miles (19,320.97 km) SSW | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,996.82 miles (19,306.96 km) S | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,989.28 miles (19,294.83 km) SE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.13 miles (46.88 km) ESE | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 2 | 31.46 miles (50.63 km) SW | Birmingham Airport (BHX) | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 32.32 miles (52.02 km) SSW | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 38.99 miles (62.74 km) N | Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 42.68 miles (68.69 km) SSE | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 46.48 miles (74.81 km) NNE | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield (DSA) | Doncaster, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 51.62 miles (83.08 km) ENE | RAF Coningsby (QCY) | Coningsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 53.38 miles (85.90 km) NW | Manchester Airport (MAN) | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 56.53 miles (90.97 km) SE | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 59.66 miles (96.02 km) SSE | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 62.88 miles (101.20 km) NE | RAF Binbrook (GSY) | Grimsby, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 65.36 miles (105.19 km) NE | Humberside Airport (HUY) | North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 68.69 miles (110.55 km) S | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 72.07 miles (115.99 km) WNW | Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) | Liverpool, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 72.67 miles (116.95 km) WNW | Chester Hawarden Airport Hawarden Airport (CEG) | Chester, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,827.10 miles (19,033.82 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,813.76 miles (19,012.35 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,796.32 miles (18,984.29 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,794.26 miles (18,980.98 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,774.93 miles (18,949.87 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,763.64 miles (18,931.69 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,757.08 miles (18,921.14 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,744.65 miles (18,901.13 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,734.89 miles (18,885.43 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,732.67 miles (18,881.86 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,732.28 miles (18,881.22 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,707.16 miles (18,840.81 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,698.91 miles (18,827.52 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,691.76 miles (18,816.02 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,680.52 miles (18,797.93 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |