Nonstop flight route between St. Lewis, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport (YFX), St. Lewis, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and City of Derry Airport (LDY), Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,952 miles (or 3,142 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 relatively short distance between St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport and City of Derry Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport (YFX):

• Because of St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) 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 St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport (YFX) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,191 miles (18,009 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport (YFX) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport", another name for YFX is "CCK4".
• The closest airport to St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport (YFX) is Mary's Harbour Airport (YMH), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) WSW of YFX.

Facts about City of Derry Airport (LDY):

• The closest airport to City of Derry Airport (LDY) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of LDY.
• 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 airport is to develop further Ryanair routes from the airport to European cities such as Barcelona, Paris, Frankfurt and Milan.
• City of Derry Airport handled 384,973 passengers last year.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "City of Derry Airport", another name for LDY is "Londonderry/Eglinton Airport[1]".
• City of Derry Airport (LDY) currently has only 1 runway.
• In May 2006, the European Commission gave its approval for the British and Irish governments to invest €15 million in the airport.
• 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.
• In June 2010 it was announced that the Airport was in the final stages of discussion with the Balfour Beatty Group about a management contract, with the objective of bringing additional commercial experience and resources to the Airport for the economic benefit of the region and to reduce the subvention from the City Council.
• 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.
• After the war the base remained a military establishment until the 1950s when the Ministry of Defence returned much of the land to the original landowners.