Nonstop flight route between Vienna, Austria and Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vienna International Airport (VIE), Vienna, Austria and RAF Lyneham (LYE), Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 858 miles (or 1,380 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 Vienna International Airport and RAF Lyneham, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VIE / LOWW |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Vienna, Austria |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°6'37"N by 16°34'10"E |
Area Served: | Vienna, Austria and Bratislava, Slovakia |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Wien AG |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 600 feet (183 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VIE |
More Information: | VIE Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Vienna International Airport (VIE):
- In addition to being known as "Vienna International Airport", another name for VIE is "Flughafen Wien-Schwechat".
- Furthermore there are also buses from the airport to various places in Vienna and to other cities including Bratislava, Budapest and Brno.
- On June 5, 2012, the new Austrian Star Alliance terminal was opened, which enables Vienna Airport to handle 30 million passengers per year.
- Because of Vienna International Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Vienna 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 underground railway station will be completely expanded to offer space for long-distance trains.
- The closest airport to Vienna International Airport (VIE) is Bratislava Airport (BTS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of VIE.
- Vienna International Airport (VIE) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Vienna International Airport (VIE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,745 miles (18,902 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
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.
- RAF Lyneham (LYE) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to RAF Lyneham (LYE) is RAF Fairford (FFD), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NE of LYE.
- Lyneham's position as the primary tactical transport base for the RAF was emphasised in February 1971 when Nos.
- A stone memorial commemorating the RAF's use of the station for over 70 years was unveiled on 1 June 2012.
- 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.
- On 14 October 1942, 511 squadron was formed from No.
- The station closed on 31 December 2012 with the majority of its personnel and other assets having moved to RAF Brize Norton.