Nonstop flight route between Manado, Indonesia and London, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC), Manado, Indonesia and London Heathrow Airport (LHR), London, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,589 miles (or 12,214 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 Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) and London Heathrow 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 Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) and London Heathrow Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MDC / WAMM |
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Location: | Manado, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°32'57"N by 124°55'35"E |
Area Served: | Manado, Bitung, Tomohon, North Sulawesi, Indonesia |
Operator/Owner: | PT Angkasa Pura I |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 266 feet (81 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MDC |
More Information: | MDC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LHR / EGLL |
Airport Name: | London Heathrow Airport |
Location: | London, England, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°28'38"N by 0°27'41"W |
Area Served: | London, United Kingdom |
Operator/Owner: | Heathrow Airport Holdings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 83 feet (25 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LHR |
More Information: | LHR Maps & Info |
Facts about Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC):
- Because of Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA)'s relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) 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.
- Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA)", another name for MDC is "Bandar Udara Internasional Sam Ratulangi".
- The closest airport to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC) is Naha Airport (NAH), which is located 153 miles (247 kilometers) NNE of MDC.
- A minor upgrade had been done prior to the World Ocean Conference and Coral Triangle Initiative Summit on May 2009.
- The furthest airport from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC) is Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport (STM), which is nearly antipodal to Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (meaning Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Santarém–Maestro Wilson Fonseca Airport), and is located 12,373 miles (19,913 kilometers) away in Santarém, Pará, Brazil.
- The 3,546 m2 cargo terminal has an annual capacity of 7,840 tonnes, a 2,280 m2 warehouse, a bonded warehouse, a transit zone, a Free Port/Foreign Trade Zone, an EU border post, aircraft maintenance, mechanical handling, an animal quarantine, fresh meat inspection, livestock handling, health officials, security for valuables, dangerous goods, radioactive goods, very large/heavy cargo, and an express/courier center.
Facts about London Heathrow Airport (LHR):
- Until it was required to sell Gatwick and Stansted Airports, Heathrow Airport Holdings held a dominant position in the London aviation market, and has been heavily regulated by the Civil Aviation Authority as to how much it can charge airline to land.
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is RAF Northolt (NHT), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NNE of LHR.
- Because of London Heathrow Airport's relatively low elevation of 83 feet, planes can take off or land at London Heathrow 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 furthest airport from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,875 miles (19,112 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Full body scanners are now used at the airport, and passengers who object to their use after being selected are not allowed to fly.
- Heathrow airport has its own resident press corps, consisting of six photographers and one TV crew, serving all the major newspapers and television stations around the world.
- The airport holds a Civil Aviation Authority Public Use Aerodrome Licence, which allows flights for public transportation of passengers or for flying instruction.
- In the 1950s, Heathrow had six runways, arranged in three pairs at different angles in the shape of a hexagram with the permanent passenger terminal in the middle and the older terminal along the north edge of the field, and two of its runways would always be within 30° of the wind direction.
- With only two runways, operating at over 98% of their capacity, Heathrow has little room for more flights, although the increasing use of larger aircraft such as the Airbus A380 will allow some increase in passenger numbers.