Nonstop flight route between Waterford, Ireland and Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Waterford Airport (WAT), Waterford, Ireland and Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB), Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,552 miles (or 5,716 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 Waterford Airport and Greenbrier Valley 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 Waterford Airport and Greenbrier Valley Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAT / EIWF |
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| Location: | Waterford, Ireland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°11'13"N by 7°5'12"W |
| Area Served: | Waterford, Ireland |
| Operator/Owner: | Waterford Regional Airport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 119 feet (36 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from WAT |
| More Information: | WAT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWB / KLWB |
| Airport Name: | Greenbrier Valley Airport |
| Location: | Lewisburg, West Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°51'29"N by 80°23'57"W |
| Area Served: | Lewisburg, West Virginia |
| Operator/Owner: | Greenbrier County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2301 feet (701 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LWB |
| More Information: | LWB Maps & Info |
Facts about Waterford Airport (WAT):
- The fully upgraded and remodelled connecting regional road, R708, from Waterford city to the airport was completed in early July 2008, reducing the journey time from Waterford city centre to the airport to 10 minutes at off peak times and from the outer ring road, R470, to the airport to 5 minutes.
- On 12 May 2010 Aer Arann announced an expansion of services from Waterford to London and Galway.
- The closest airport to Waterford Airport (WAT) is Kilkenny Airport (KKY), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNW of WAT.
- In addition to being known as "Waterford Airport", another name for WAT is "Aerfort Phort Láirge".
- Flybe has indicated that the services to Waterford will be in place until at least 2014.
- Waterford Airport handled 8,000 passengers last year.
- Because of Waterford Airport's relatively low elevation of 119 feet, planes can take off or land at Waterford 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 Waterford Airport (WAT) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is nearly antipodal to Waterford Airport (meaning Waterford Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome), and is located 12,013 miles (19,333 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Between 1987 and 1988 Aer Lingus operated services to Dublin.
Facts about Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB):
- The furthest airport from Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,529 miles (18,554 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.
- The closest airport to Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) is Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) W of LWB.
- Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB) currently has only 1 runway.
