Nonstop flight route between Reykjavík, Iceland and Ipswich, England:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Reykjavík Airport (RKV), Reykjavík, Iceland and Ipswich Airport (IPW), Ipswich, England would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,176 miles (or 1,893 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 Reykjavík Airport and Ipswich Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RKV / BIRK |
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Location: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
GPS Coordinates: | 64°7'47"N by 21°56'26"W |
Area Served: | Reykjavík |
Operator/Owner: | Isavia |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 45 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from RKV |
More Information: | RKV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IPW / EGSE |
Airport Name: | Ipswich Airport |
Location: | Ipswich, England |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°1'50"N by 1°11'40"E |
Airport Type: | Closed |
Elevation: | 128 feet (39 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IPW |
More Information: | IPW Maps & Info |
Facts about Reykjavík Airport (RKV):
- On 27 December 1980, Douglas C-47B N54605 of Visionair International was damaged beyond repair in a storm at Reykjavik Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Reykjavík Airport", other names for RKV include "Reykjavík Domestic Airport" and "Reykjavíkurflugvöllur".
- The furthest airport from Reykjavík Airport (RKV) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,187 miles (18,003 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- The city has grown around the airport and it is now located in the western part of the city.
- The closest airport to Reykjavík Airport (RKV) is Keflavík International Airport (KEF), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) WSW of RKV.
- Because of Reykjavík Airport's relatively low elevation of 45 feet, planes can take off or land at Reykjavík 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.
- Reykjavík Airport (RKV) has 3 runways.
- Reykjavík Airport handled 430,316 passengers last year.
- Most international flights use Keflavík International Airport, 50 km out of town, which can handle practically all aircraft.
Facts about Ipswich Airport (IPW):
- Ipswich Airport (IPW) has 2 runways.
- The council, who owned the site, commissioned a development report in 1990 for the site.
- From its earliest days, the airport was home to a wide variety of privately owned and flying club operated aircraft.
- Ipswich Airport is a former airfield on the outskirts of Ipswich, Suffolk England.
- The furthest airport from Ipswich Airport (IPW) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,859 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The terminal building was designed by Hening and Chitty in 1938 and Grade 2 listed in 1996.
- Because of Ipswich Airport's relatively low elevation of 128 feet, planes can take off or land at Ipswich 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 Ipswich Airport (IPW) is RAF Honington USAAF Station 375 (BEQ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NW of IPW.
- The airfield was delicensed and ceased to be registered by the Civil Aviation Authority on 31 December 1996.
- The site has since been redeveloped as the Ravenswood housing estate.