Nonstop flight route between Lancaster, California, United States and Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF), Lancaster, California, United States and Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB), Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,555 miles (or 4,112 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 General Wm. J. Fox Airfield and Sir Charles Kirkconnell International 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 General Wm. J. Fox Airfield and Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | WJF / KWJF |
Airport Name: | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield |
Location: | Lancaster, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°44'27"N by 118°13'6"W |
Area Served: | Lancaster, California |
Operator/Owner: | County of Los Angeles |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2351 feet (717 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from WJF |
More Information: | WJF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CYB / MWCB |
Airport Name: | Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport |
Location: | Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°41'12"N by 79°52'58"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from CYB |
More Information: | CYB Maps & Info |
Facts about General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF):
- The closest airport to General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) is Palmdale Regional Airport (PMD), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) SE of WJF.
- The furthest airport from General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,432 miles (18,399 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) currently has only 1 runway.
- On August 13, 2009, a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter made a hard landing at the airfield during a training exercise.
Facts about Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB):
- The furthest airport from Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,875 miles (19,110 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB) is Edward Bodden Airfield - Little Cayman (LYB), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) W of CYB.
- Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CYB) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Sir Charles Kirkconnell International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Sir Charles Kirkconnell International 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.