Nonstop flight route between Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between City of Derry Airport (LDY), Derry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom and Pelotas International Airport (PET), Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,564 miles (or 10,564 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 City of Derry Airport and Pelotas International 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 City of Derry Airport and Pelotas International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PET / SBPK |
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Location: | Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°42'57"S by 52°19'51"W |
Area Served: | Pelotas |
Operator/Owner: | Infraero |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PET |
More Information: | PET Maps & Info |
Facts about City of Derry Airport (LDY):
- On 9 October 2009, Derry City Council who own and operate the airport began the process which will lead to the privatisation of the facility.
- In April 2009 the council issued tender documents for a multi-million pound expansion of the terminal to improve passenger flow and meet current EU customs and immigration regulations.
- In January 2009 the council appointed Albert Harrison, the former head of Belfast International Airport, as the new manager of the airport.
- The airport is to develop further Ryanair routes from the airport to European cities such as Barcelona, Paris, Frankfurt and Milan.
- 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.
- During 1998 and 1999 safety improvements were undertaken at the airport as a matter of priority.
- The Belfast to Derry single track railway line of Northern Ireland Railways passes close to but not across the tip of the runway at the North Eastern end.
- City of Derry Airport handled 384,973 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "City of Derry Airport", another name for LDY is "Londonderry/Eglinton Airport[1]".
- City of Derry Airport (LDY) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to City of Derry Airport (LDY) is Belfast International Airport (BFS), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) SE of LDY.
- 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.
Facts about Pelotas International Airport (PET):
- Pelotas International Airport handled 9,965 passengers last year.
- Pelotas International Airport is the airport serving Pelotas, Brazil.
- It is operated by Infraero.
- In 1997 the whole airport complex was extensively renovated and a new terminal was opened in 1998.
- The closest airport to Pelotas International Airport (PET) is Rio Grande Regional Airport (RIG), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) SSE of PET.
- Because of Pelotas International Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Pelotas International 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.
- The furthest airport from Pelotas International Airport (PET) is Fukue Airport (FUJ), which is nearly antipodal to Pelotas International Airport (meaning Pelotas International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Fukue Airport), and is located 12,342 miles (19,863 kilometers) away in Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan.
- In addition to being known as "Pelotas International Airport", another name for PET is "Aeroporto Internacional de Pelotas".
- Pelotas International Airport (PET) has 2 runways.