Nonstop flight route between Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom and Horta, Azores, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between London Luton Airport (LTN), Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom and Horta International Airport (HOR), Horta, Azores, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,644 miles (or 2,645 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 relatively short distance between London Luton Airport and Horta International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LTN / EGGW |
Airport Name: | London Luton Airport |
Location: | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°52'28"N by 0°22'5"W |
Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Luton Borough Council - Abertis |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 526 feet (160 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LTN |
More Information: | LTN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOR / LPHR |
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Location: | Horta, Azores, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 38°31'12"N by 28°42'59"W |
Area Served: | Horta |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Portugal |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 118 feet (36 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOR |
More Information: | HOR Maps & Info |
Facts about London Luton Airport (LTN):
- The closest airport to London Luton Airport (LTN) is Hatfield Aerodrome (HTF), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) SSE of LTN.
- The airport recently featured in the series "Supersize Grime" which focused on the cleaning of an Airbus A321 at the Monarch Aircraft Engineering Ltd hangar 127.
- London Luton Airport (LTN) currently has only 1 runway.
- EasyJet's head office is Hangar 89, a building located on the grounds of London Luton Airport.
- While developing the basic infrastructure, various business partners were courted and business models were considered.
- London Luton Airport handled 9,697,944 passengers last year.
- Because of London Luton Airport's relatively low elevation of 526 feet, planes can take off or land at London Luton 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 2013, just under 9.7 million passengers passed through the airport, making Luton the sixth busiest airport in the UK.
- The furthest airport from London Luton Airport (LTN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,851 miles (19,072 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Horta International Airport (HOR):
- In 2012, the contamination of the gasoline tanks at Horta airport resulted in a deviation from normal flight operations, resulting in flights being refueled on other islands.
- Because of Horta International Airport's relatively low elevation of 118 feet, planes can take off or land at Horta 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 closest airport to Horta International Airport (HOR) is Pico Airport (PIX), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) E of HOR.
- The furthest airport from Horta International Airport (HOR) is Merimbula Airport (MIM), which is nearly antipodal to Horta International Airport (meaning Horta International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Merimbula Airport), and is located 12,302 miles (19,799 kilometers) away in Merimbula, New South Wales, Australia.
- Horta International Airport handled 191,969 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Horta International Airport", another name for HOR is "Aeroporto Internacional da Horta".
- Following the 2001 renovation, the airport was designated an international airport.
- Horta International Airport (HOR) currently has only 1 runway.
- It is an important economic tool in the economy of the region, and vital connection to the smaller aerodromes in the outlying islands.