Nonstop flight route between Dublin, Ireland and Lancaster, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dublin Airport (DUB), Dublin, Ireland and General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF), Lancaster, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,117 miles (or 8,235 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 Dublin Airport and General Wm. J. Fox Airfield, 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 Dublin Airport and General Wm. J. Fox Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DUB / EIDW |
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Location: | Dublin, Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°25'17"N by 6°16'11"W |
Area Served: | Dublin, Ireland |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ireland |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 242 feet (74 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DUB |
More Information: | DUB Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Dublin Airport (DUB):
- In addition to being known as "Dublin Airport", another name for DUB is "Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath".
- The current Terminal 1 building originally opened in 1972, and was initially designed to handle five million passengers per year.
- Because of Dublin Airport's relatively low elevation of 242 feet, planes can take off or land at Dublin 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.
- Dublin Airport (DUB) has 2 runways.
- The airport saw significant declines in traffic in 2009 and 2010, although since 2011 the airport has seen an uptick in traffic.
- The closest airport to Dublin Airport (DUB) is Kilkenny Airport (KKY), which is located 68 miles (110 kilometers) SW of DUB.
- Aer Lingus has announced two new year round service between Dublin and San Francisco and Dublin and Toronto.
- The furthest airport from Dublin Airport (DUB) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,922 miles (19,187 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- In January 2014 Emirates announced that they would increase their Dubai service to twice daily from 1 September 2014 using their Boeing 777-300ER aircraft.
- Dublin Airport handled 20,166,783 passengers last year.
- In 1993, a major milestone for the airport was the signing of a new United States – Ireland bilateral agreement which allowed airlines to operate some direct transatlantic services for the first time to/from Dublin Airport instead of touching down en route at Shannon Airport on the west coast of Ireland.
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.
- On August 13, 2009, a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter made a hard landing at the airfield during a training exercise.
- General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) currently has only 1 runway.