Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Concord, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gatwick Airport (LGW), London, England, United Kingdom and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR), Concord, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,347 miles (or 8,605 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 Gatwick Airport and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base, 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 Gatwick Airport and Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGW / EGKK |
Airport Name: | Gatwick Airport |
Location: | London, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°8'53"N by 0°11'25"W |
Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Global Infrastructure Partners |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 203 feet (62 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LGW |
More Information: | LGW Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Gatwick Airport (LGW):
- By the late 1970s, government initiatives supporting Gatwick's development resulted in steady growth in passenger traffic.
- During the late 1920s, land adjacent to the racecourse was used as an aerodrome.
- In July 1952, the British government confirmed that the airport would be renovated, primarily for aircraft diverted from Heathrow in bad weather.
- Gatwick Airport (LGW) has 2 runways.
- Because of Gatwick Airport's relatively low elevation of 203 feet, planes can take off or land at Gatwick 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.
- In May 1950, Gatwick's first charter flight left the airport's original grass runway for Calvi on the Mediterranean island of Corsica.
- The closest airport to Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of LGW.
- Beginning in the late 1950s, a number of British contemporary private airlines joined Airwork at the airport.
- Despite the rapid expansion of BUA's scheduled activities at Gatwick, the airport was dominated by non-scheduled services into the 1980s.
- Gatwick Airport handled 35,444,206 passengers last year.
- BAA Limited and its predecessors, BAA plc and the British Airports Authority, owned and operated Gatwick from 1 April 1966 to 2 December 2009.
- The London and Brighton Railway opened on 21 September 1841, and ran near Gatwick Manor.
- The furthest airport from Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,901 miles (19,152 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR):
- Buchanan Field covers 495 acres at an elevation of 26 feet above mean sea level.
- 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.
- 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.
- Beginning in the 1990s the Board of Supervisors updated the Buchanan Field Airport Master Plan.
- Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) has 4 runways.
- Commuter airline flights to San Francisco International Airport with small prop aircraft started in 1969, but were gone by 1980.
- Buchanan Field Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
- On December 21, 2006, at about 1900 Zulu, a Piper Malibu crashed while flying the LDA approach into CCR.
- For decades, it was common for jets to fly over residential areas.
- 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.