Nonstop flight route between Sweetwater, Texas, United States and Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Avenger Field (SWW), Sweetwater, Texas, United States and London Luton Airport (LTN), Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,883 miles (or 7,858 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 Avenger Field 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 Avenger Field and London Luton Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Avenger Field (SWW):

• Avenger Field was the largest all-female air base in American history.
• Avenger Field remained a WASP training base until it closed in December 1944.
• Avenger Field (SWW) has 2 runways.
• At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.
• The closest airport to Avenger Field (SWW) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) E of SWW.
• Avenger Field covers 896 acres at an elevation of 2,380 feet.
• The furthest airport from Avenger Field (SWW) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,874 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• In addition to being known as "Avenger Field", another name for SWW is "(former Avenger Army Airfield)".
• As a Texas World War II Army Airfield, "Avenger Field" opened in August 1941 as a United States Army Air Forces training base of the AAF Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center.
• Avenger Field is a Texas airport in Nolan County, three miles west of the City of Sweetwater, which owns it.

Facts about London Luton Airport (LTN):

• Following the war, the land was returned to the local council which continued activity at the airport as a commercial operation.
• The original runways had been grass tracks 18/36 and 06/24, and then a concrete runway 08/26.
• First Capital Connect is the primary operator, with services to the following principal population centres Bedford, St Albans, London, Wimbledon, Sutton, Gatwick Airport and Brighton.
• London Luton Airport (LTN) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• The main feature of the development phase in 1998 was a £40 million terminal made from aluminium and glass, based on an original design by Foster and Partners.
• London Luton Airport handled 9,697,944 passengers last year.
• In 2004 the airport management announced that they supported the government plans to expand the facilities to include a full-length runway and a new terminal.
• The closest airport to London Luton Airport (LTN) is Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of LTN.
• 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.