Nonstop flight route between Ukiah, California, United States and Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI), Ukiah, California, United States and City of Derry Airport (LDY), Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,920 miles (or 7,918 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 Ukiah Municipal Airport and City of Derry 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 Ukiah Municipal Airport and City of Derry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI):

• Staffing at the base consists of one battalion chief and one fire captain, one fire apparatus engineer, and several firefighters.
• The closest airport to Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI) is Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) SSE of UKI.
• Ukiah Municipal Airport is a public airport located one mile south of Ukiah, serving Mendocino County, California, USA.
• Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Ukiah Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 614 feet, planes can take off or land at Ukiah Municipal 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 Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,307 miles (18,197 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.

Facts about City of Derry Airport (LDY):

• City of Derry Airport handled 384,973 passengers last year.
• On 9 October 2009, Derry City Council who own and operate the airport began the process which will lead to the privatisation of the facility.
• The Belfast to Derry single track railway line of Northern Ireland Railways passes close to but not across the tip of the runway at the North Eastern end.
• The closest airport to City of Derry Airport (LDY) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of LDY.
• In addition to being known as "City of Derry Airport", another name for LDY is "Londonderry/Eglinton Airport[1]".
• Because of City of Derry Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at City of Derry 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.
• City of Derry Airport (LDY) currently has only 1 runway.
• A major redevelopment programme was undertaken by the Council from 1989 to 1993 with grant aid from the European Regional Development Fund.
• Eglinton Aerodrome, as it is known locally, has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
• The decrease in operational hours at the airport as a direct consequence of the challenging economic conditions have caused problems for Eglinton Flying Club and the helicopter flight training facility who in turn have threatened to leave the airport if the decisions are not reversed.
• The furthest airport from City of Derry Airport (LDY) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,838 miles (19,051 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.