Nonstop flight route between Jenpeg, Manitoba, Canada and Leiden, Netherlands:
Departure Airport:
Arrival Airport:
Distance from ZJG to LID:
Share this route:
Jump to:
- About this route
- ZJG Airport Information
- LID Airport Information
- Facts about ZJG
- Facts about LID
- Map of Nearest Airports to ZJG
- List of Nearest Airports to ZJG
- Map of Furthest Airports from ZJG
- List of Furthest Airports from ZJG
- Map of Nearest Airports to LID
- List of Nearest Airports to LID
- Map of Furthest Airports from LID
- List of Furthest Airports from LID
About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Jenpeg Airport (ZJG), Jenpeg, Manitoba, Canada and Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID), Leiden, Netherlands would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,835 miles (or 6,172 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 Jenpeg Airport and Valkenburg Naval Air Base, 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 Jenpeg Airport and Valkenburg Naval Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZJG / CZJG |
Airport Name: | Jenpeg Airport |
Location: | Jenpeg, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 54°31'8"N by 98°2'45"W |
Operator/Owner: | Manitoba Hydro |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 729 feet (222 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ZJG |
More Information: | ZJG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LID / EHVB |
Airport Names: |
|
Location: | Leiden, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°10'0"N by 4°25'9"E |
Operator/Owner: | Royal Netherlands Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LID |
More Information: | LID Maps & Info |
Facts about Jenpeg Airport (ZJG):
- The furthest airport from Jenpeg Airport (ZJG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,299 miles (16,575 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Jenpeg Airport's relatively low elevation of 729 feet, planes can take off or land at Jenpeg 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 Jenpeg Airport (ZJG) is Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) ENE of ZJG.
- Jenpeg Airport (ZJG) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID):
- The furthest airport from Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- A Zeppelin NT at Valkenburg
- In March of 2014 Valkenburg was used as the home base for both police and military helicopters providing security during the 2014 Nuclear Security Summit.
- Because of Valkenburg Naval Air Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Valkenburg Naval 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.
- In addition to being known as "Valkenburg Naval Air Base", another name for LID is "Vliegkamp Valkenburg".
- Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) has 2 runways.
- After the war it briefly served as a home for the Royal Netherlands Air Force air transport wing, but in 1947 the Navy received control of the air base.
- The closest airport to Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID) is Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) S of LID.
- Construction of the air base was commenced in 1939, but not completed before the start of the Second World War.
- Valkenburg Naval Air Base is a former air base located just south of Valkenburg, which is part of Katwijk and close to the city of Leiden, that was used by the Royal Netherlands Navy up until 2006, being their base for the Lockheed P-3 Orion aircraft.