Nonstop flight route between Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lethbridge Airport (YQL), Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and City of Derry Airport (LDY), Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,033 miles (or 6,491 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 Lethbridge 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 Lethbridge Airport and City of Derry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YQL / CYQL |
Airport Name: | Lethbridge Airport |
Location: | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°37'49"N by 112°47'58"W |
Area Served: | Lethbridge |
Operator/Owner: | Lethbridge County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3048 feet (929 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YQL |
More Information: | YQL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDY / EGAE |
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Location: | Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 55°2'34"N by 7°9'42"W |
Area Served: | Derry, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Derry City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LDY |
More Information: | LDY Maps & Info |
Facts about Lethbridge Airport (YQL):
- The furthest airport from Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,420 miles (16,770 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- From 1939–1948, Lethbridge operated as Western Canada's primary airline hub.
- Lethbridge County assumed ownership of the airport on 1 January 1997, and it was subsequently named the Lethbridge County Airport.
- In 1947, the RCAF's mess hall was converted by the Department of Transportation into an Air Terminal Building, which was replaced by the current facility in 1979.
- Lethbridge Airport (YQL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Lethbridge Airport (YQL) is Pincher Creek Airport (WPC), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) W of YQL.
- Between 50 and 60 percent of typical annual aircraft movements are flight training and scheduled air carrier services.
Facts about City of Derry Airport (LDY):
- In mid-2009 work commenced on dualling the A2 from Maydown to Eglinton and the airport, which now provides a high speed dual carriageway connection to the city.
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Passenger numbers in 2013 were 384,973, a 3.3% decrease compared with 2012.
- In addition to being known as "City of Derry Airport", another name for LDY is "Londonderry/Eglinton Airport[1]".
- 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.
- As of April 2010, it has been reported that the airport has emerged from passenger recession, with passenger numbers released for February of the same year showing an increase over that of the same period for the year before.
- City of Derry Airport handled 384,973 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to City of Derry Airport (LDY) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of LDY.
- Aer Arann operated services to Manchester and Birmingham for a short time.
- 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.