Nonstop flight route between Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Presque Isle, Maine, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom and Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI), Presque Isle, Maine, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,904 miles (or 4,673 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 RAF Lyneham and Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle, 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 RAF Lyneham and Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYE / EGDL |
Airport Name: | RAF Lyneham |
Location: | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°30'19"N by 1°59'35"W |
Operator/Owner: | Ministry of Defence |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 512 feet (156 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYE |
More Information: | LYE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PQI / KPQI |
Airport Name: | Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle |
Location: | Presque Isle, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°41'20"N by 68°2'40"W |
Area Served: | Presque Isle, Maine |
Operator/Owner: | City of Presque Isle |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 534 feet (163 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PQI |
More Information: | PQI Maps & Info |
Facts about RAF Lyneham (LYE):
- The furthest airport from RAF Lyneham (LYE) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,913 miles (19,172 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The station was opened on 18 May 1940 as No.
- Because of RAF Lyneham's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at RAF Lyneham 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 RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
- RAF Lyneham received the first of 25 brand-new Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules on 23 November 1999, to be operated by Nos.
- A ceremony, attended by the Prime Minister David Cameron, was held at RAF Brize Norton on 31 August 2011 to mark the formal transfer the role of repatriations from RAF Lyneham.
- RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
- 99 Squadron reformed on 17 November 1945, at RAF Lyneham equipped with the Avro York, it operated as part of the Berlin Airlift.
- The airfield was built in 1939, necessitating the demolition of Lyneham Court manor house, the buildings of Cranley Farm and the village's tennis courts.
Facts about Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI):
- Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,570 miles (18,620 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle (PQI) is Caribou Municipal Airport (CAR), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) N of PQI.
- Skyway Industrial Park, owned by the city of Presque Isle and administered by the Presque Isle Industrial Council, has been attractive to a variety of new businesses.
- When the United States Air Force closed Presque Isle Air Force Base in 1961, the former Air Force Base was redeveloped.
- Because of Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle's relatively low elevation of 534 feet, planes can take off or land at Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle 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.