Nonstop flight route between London, England, United Kingdom and Delta Junction, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gatwick Airport (LGW), London, England, United Kingdom and Delta Junction Airport (DJN), Delta Junction, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,264 miles (or 6,862 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 Delta Junction 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 Gatwick Airport and Delta Junction Airport. 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: | DJN / |
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Location: | Delta Junction, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°3'2"N by 145°43'1"W |
Area Served: | Delta Junction, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | City of Delta Junction |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1150 feet (351 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DJN |
More Information: | DJN Maps & Info |
Facts about Gatwick Airport (LGW):
- British Caledonian began the first transatlantic scheduled service by a private UK airline to New York and Los Angeles from Gatwick in April 1973.
- The closest airport to Gatwick Airport (LGW) is Redhill Aerodrome (KRH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) NNE of LGW.
- Despite the rapid expansion of BUA's scheduled activities at Gatwick, the airport was dominated by non-scheduled services into the 1980s.
- 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.
- A second 875-foot extension of Gatwick's runway was completed in 1970, bringing it to 9,075 ft and permitting non-stop jet flights to the US east coast with a full payload and full range and payload operations by British United Airways and Caledonian Airways BAC One-Eleven 500s.BEA Airtours made Gatwick their base.
- The Redwing Aircraft Company bought the aerodrome in 1932, and operated a flying school.
- Gatwick Airport (LGW) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- Gatwick Airport handled 35,444,206 passengers last year.
- In November 1948, the airport's owners warned that it might revert to private use by November 1949.
Facts about Delta Junction Airport (DJN):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 252 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, and 350 enplanements in 2010.
- In addition to being known as "Delta Junction Airport", another name for DJN is "D66".
- Delta Junction Airport (DJN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Delta Junction Airport (DJN) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,327 miles (16,619 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Delta Junction Airport (DJN) is Allen Army Airfield (BIG), which is located only 4 miles (6 kilometers) S of DJN.
- Delta Junction Airport covers an area of 80 acres at an elevation of 1,150 feet above mean sea level.