Nonstop flight route between New York City, New York, United States and Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between LaGuardia Airport (LGA), New York City, New York, United States and Hannover Airport (HAJ), Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,819 miles (or 6,146 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 LaGuardia Airport and Hannover 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 LaGuardia Airport and Hannover Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGA / KLGA |
Airport Name: | LaGuardia Airport |
Location: | New York City, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°46'38"N by 73°52'21"W |
Area Served: | New York City |
Operator/Owner: | City of New York |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LGA |
More Information: | LGA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HAJ / EDDV |
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Location: | Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'38"N by 9°41'6"E |
Area Served: | Hannover, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen GmbH |
Airport Type: | public |
Elevation: | 183 feet (56 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HAJ |
More Information: | HAJ Maps & Info |
Facts about LaGuardia Airport (LGA):
- The initiative to develop the airport for commercial flights began with an outburst by New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia upon the arrival of his TWA flight at Newark Airport – the only commercial airport serving the New York City region at the time – as his ticket said "New York".
- American Airlines accepted La Guardia's offer to start a pilot program of scheduled flights to Floyd Bennett, although the program failed after several months because of Newark's better proximity to Manhattan.
- On August 12, 2009, Delta Air Lines and US Airways announced a landing slot and terminal swap in separate press releases.
- LaGuardia Airport (LGA) has 2 runways.
- The New York City metropolitan area's JFK International, LaGuardia, and Newark Liberty International airports combine to create the largest airport system in the United States, second in the world in terms of passenger traffic, and first in the world in terms of total flight operations.
- LaGuardia opened with four runways at 45-degree angles to each other, the longest being 6,000 ft.
- Because of LaGuardia Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at LaGuardia 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 airport was originally named Glenn H.
- The closest airport to LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) E of LGA.
- The Central Terminal Building serves most of LaGuardia's domestic airlines.
- The furthest airport from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,754 miles (18,917 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Hannover Airport (HAJ):
- Because of Hannover Airport's relatively low elevation of 183 feet, planes can take off or land at Hannover 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 additional Terminal D to the east of the main terminal is a rebuilt hangar which is exclusively used by the Royal Air Force to supply British troops in the north of Germany.
- Hannover Airport (HAJ) has 3 runways.
- In 1998 the larger terminal C was opened to handle more passengers, adding 8 more gates.
- In addition to being known as "Hannover Airport", another name for HAJ is "Flughafen Hannover-Langenhagen".
- The closest airport to Hannover Airport (HAJ) is Celle Air Base (ZCN), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) ENE of HAJ.
- Hannover Airport has its own exit on motorway A352, which is a shortcut between the major motorways A2 and A7, relieving the often congested interchange Kreuz Hannover Ost.
- The furthest airport from Hannover Airport (HAJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,776 miles (18,952 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.