Nonstop flight route between Hampton, Virginia, United States and Labasa, Fiji:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Langley Field (LFI), Hampton, Virginia, United States and Labasa Airport (LBS), Labasa, Fiji would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,676 miles (or 12,353 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 Langley Field and Labasa 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 Langley Field and Labasa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LFI / KLFI |
Airport Name: | Langley Field |
Location: | Hampton, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°4'58"N by 76°21'38"W |
View all routes: | Routes from LFI |
More Information: | LFI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBS / NFNL |
Airport Name: | Labasa Airport |
Location: | Labasa, Fiji |
GPS Coordinates: | 16°28'0"S by 179°20'22"E |
Area Served: | Labasa, Vanua Levu, Fiji |
Operator/Owner: | Airports Fiji Limited |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 44 feet (13 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LBS |
More Information: | LBS Maps & Info |
Facts about Langley Field (LFI):
- The closest airport to Langley Field (LFI) is Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of LFI.
- Army Air Forces Training Command
- Langley Air Force Base was severely damaged by flooding due to the storm surge from Hurricane Isabel in September 2003 and again during the November 2009 Mid-Atlantic nor'easter.
- In 1916, the National Advisory Council for Aeronautics, predecessor to NASA, established the need for a joint airfield and proving ground for Army, Navy and NACA aircraft.
- Langley also hosts the Global Cyberspace Integration Center field operating agency and Headquarters Air Combat Command.
- At the outbreak of World War II Langley took on a new mission, to develop special detector equipment used in antisubmarine warfare.
- The furthest airport from Langley Field (LFI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,757 miles (18,921 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Labasa Airport (LBS):
- The furthest airport from Labasa Airport (LBS) is Gao International Airport (GAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Labasa Airport (meaning Labasa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gao International Airport), and is located 12,390 miles (19,940 kilometers) away in Gao, Mali.
- Labasa Airport (LBS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Labasa Airport (LBS) is Koro Airport (KXF), which is located 61 miles (98 kilometers) S of LBS.
- Because of Labasa Airport's relatively low elevation of 44 feet, planes can take off or land at Labasa 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.