Nonstop flight route between Leeuwarden, Netherlands and La Uni贸n, Honduras[disambiguation needed]:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR), Leeuwarden, Netherlands and La Uni贸n Airport (LUI), La Uni贸n, Honduras[disambiguation needed] would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,610 miles (or 12,248 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 Leeuwarden Air Base and La Uni贸n 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 Leeuwarden Air Base and La Uni贸n Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LWR / EHLW |
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Location: | Leeuwarden, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 53掳13'42"N by 5掳45'38"E |
Operator/Owner: | Military of the Netherlands |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 3 feet (1 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LWR |
More Information: | LWR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUI / |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | La Uni贸n, Honduras[disambiguation needed] |
GPS Coordinates: | 34掳21'6"S by 71掳39'49"W |
Area Served: | Marchig眉e |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 528 feet (161 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LUI |
More Information: | LUI Maps & Info |
Facts about Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR):
- After the liberation of the Netherlands, the airbase was repaired.
- The furthest airport from Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,778 miles (18,955 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport is the location of the annual NATO exercise "Frisian Flag", and the Fighter Weapons Instructor Training.
- Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Leeuwarden Air Base", another name for LWR is "Vliegbasis Leeuwarden".
- In 2016 a squadron of MQ-9 Reapers will be based at Leeuwarden Air Base to be fully operational as of 2017.
- The closest airport to Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR) is Groningen Airport Eelde (GRQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) ESE of LWR.
- Because of Leeuwarden Air Base's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at Leeuwarden 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.
Facts about La Uni贸n Airport (LUI):
- The furthest airport from La Uni贸n Airport (LUI) is Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY), which is nearly antipodal to La Uni贸n Airport (meaning La Uni贸n Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Xi'an Xianyang International Airport), and is located 12,412 miles (19,976 kilometers) away in Xianyang, Shaanxi, China.
- In addition to being known as "La Uni贸n Airport", other names for LUI include "La Uni贸n Airport (Marchig眉e)", "Aeropuerto La Uni贸n" and "SCLU".
- The closest airport to La Uni贸n Airport (LUI) is Comodoro Arturo Merino Ben铆tez International Airport (SCL), which is located 83 miles (134 kilometers) NE of LUI.
- La Uni贸n Airport (LUI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of La Uni贸n Airport's relatively low elevation of 528 feet, planes can take off or land at La Uni贸n 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.