Nonstop flight route between Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands and Carlisle, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands and Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX), Carlisle, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 359 miles (or 578 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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and Carlisle Lake District Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AMS / EHAM |
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Location: | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°18'29"N by 4°45'51"E |
Area Served: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Operator/Owner: | Schiphol Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 6 |
View all routes: | Routes from AMS |
More Information: | AMS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CAX / EGNC |
Airport Name: | Carlisle Lake District Airport |
Location: | Carlisle, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°56'15"N by 2°48'33"W |
Operator/Owner: | Stobart Airports Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CAX |
More Information: | CAX Maps & Info |
Facts about Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS):
- In addition to being known as "Amsterdam Airport Schiphol", another name for AMS is "Luchthaven Schiphol".
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the main international airport of the Netherlands, located 20 minutes ) southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer.
- The closest airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) WSW of AMS.
- Because of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's relatively low elevation of -11 feet, planes can take off or land at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol 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.
- Schiphol has its own mortuary, where the dead can be handled and kept before departure or after arrival.
- In 2010, 106 carriers provided a total of 301 destinations on a regular basis.
- Schiphol opened on 16 September 1916 as a military airbase, with a few barracks and a field serving as platform and runways.
- Pier D is the largest pier and has two levels.
- Pier E is a dedicated non-Schengen area and has 14 gates.
- The furthest airport from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,847 miles (19,066 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) has 6 runways.
- In 2010, 65.9% of passengers using the airport flew to and from Europe, 11.7% to and from North America and 8.8% to and from Asia.
Facts about Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX):
- The closest airport to Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Newcastle Airport (NCL), which is located 45 miles (72 kilometers) E of CAX.
- Planning permission was granted in December 2008 for the Carlisle Lake District Airport expansion and other developments, including a resurfaced runway and new terminal, a major transport and distribution facility for Eddie Stobart Ltd, along with a joint headquarters building.
- In the early 1930s, Cumbria County Council opened Kingstown Municipal Airport, at the time outside the borough boundaries which later became the RAF Kingstown and is now Kingstown or Kingmoor Industrial estate.
- Because of Carlisle Lake District Airport's relatively low elevation of 190 feet, planes can take off or land at Carlisle Lake District 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.
- Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Carlisle Lake District Airport (CAX) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,756 miles (18,919 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- However, on 19 May 2010 the Court of Appeal overturned the City Council's decision to grant planning permission due to an objection by a local farmer, a Mr Gordon Brown, on the grounds that a full environmental assessment had not been carried out before permission was considered.
- On 7 April 2006, Haughey Airports was acquired by WA Developments, which had acquired Eddie Stobart Ltd., the UK's largest haulage contractor, in February 2004.