Nonstop flight route between Concord, California, United States and Plymouth, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR), Concord, California, United States and Plymouth City Airport (PLH), Plymouth, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,263 miles (or 8,470 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 Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base and Plymouth City 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 Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base and Plymouth City Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCR / KCCR |
Airport Name: | Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base |
Location: | Concord, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°59'22"N by 122°3'24"W |
Area Served: | Contra Costa County, California |
Operator/Owner: | Contra Costa County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 26 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from CCR |
More Information: | CCR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PLH / EGHD |
Airport Name: | Plymouth City Airport |
Location: | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°25'22"N by 4°6'20"W |
Area Served: | Plymouth |
Operator/Owner: | Plymouth City Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 476 feet (145 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from PLH |
More Information: | PLH Maps & Info |
Facts about Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR):
- Beginning in the 1990s the Board of Supervisors updated the Buchanan Field Airport Master Plan.
- On December 21, 2006, at about 1900 Zulu, a Piper Malibu crashed while flying the LDA approach into CCR.
- Because of Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base's relatively low elevation of 26 feet, planes can take off or land at Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base 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 Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,334 miles (18,241 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) is Napa County Airport (APC), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NW of CCR.
Facts about Plymouth City Airport (PLH):
- Because of Plymouth City Airport's relatively low elevation of 476 feet, planes can take off or land at Plymouth City 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.
- Concern has been expressed about operation of the Devon Air Ambulance with the closure of the airport - for example no night flights are allowed at nearby Derriford Hospital.
- In September 2007 the airport management announced that the second runway might be sold for industrial and residential development.
- The closest airport to Plymouth City Airport (PLH) is Exeter International Airport (EXT), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) NE of PLH.
- On 28 July 2011, the last commercial passenger flights operated from the airport.
- Plymouth City Airport (PLH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Plymouth City Airport (PLH) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Plymouth City Airport (meaning Plymouth City Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,030 miles (19,361 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Plymouth City Airport handled 157,933 passengers last year.