Nonstop flight route between Half Moon Bay, California, United States and Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF), Half Moon Bay, California, United States and Land's End Airport (LEQ), Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,269 miles (or 8,480 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 Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip and Land's End 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 Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip and Land's End Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAF / KHAF |
Airport Name: | Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip |
Location: | Half Moon Bay, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°30'47"N by 122°30'3"W |
Operator/Owner: | San Mateo County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HAF |
More Information: | HAF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LEQ / EGHC |
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Location: | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°6'10"N by 5°40'14"W |
Area Served: | St Just in Penwith |
Operator/Owner: | Westward Airways (Lands End) Ltd |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 401 feet (122 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from LEQ |
More Information: | LEQ Maps & Info |
Facts about Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF):
- The airport hosts an annual benefit event in April, Pacific Coast Dream Machines, which features aircraft and automobiles.
- Because of Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip 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.
- Following the end of World War II, San Mateo County acquired the airport from the Navy in 1947.
- The closest airport to Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF) is San Francisco International Airport (SFO), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NE of HAF.
- Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,375 miles (18,307 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
Facts about Land's End Airport (LEQ):
- In addition to being known as "Land's End Airport", another name for LEQ is "St Just Airport".
- Because of Land's End Airport's relatively low elevation of 401 feet, planes can take off or land at Land's End 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.
- On 1 February 1947 the airline and the service were taken over by BEA.
- Land's End Airport (LEQ) has 4 runways.
- ISSC operate a shuttle bus from Penzance railway station to the airport.
- Land's End Airport handled 46,626 passengers last year.
- Cobham Air Routes started to plan the route linking the Isles of Scilly to the mainland in 1935.
- The closest airport to Land's End Airport (LEQ) is St Mary's Airport (ISC), which is located 31 miles (49 kilometers) WSW of LEQ.
- The furthest airport from Land's End Airport (LEQ) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Land's End Airport (meaning Land's End Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,091 miles (19,459 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.