Nonstop flight route between Lanai City, Hawaii, United States and Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lanai Airport (LNY), Lanai City, Hawaii, United States and Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (ELV), Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,784 miles (or 4,480 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 Lanai Airport and Elfin Cove Seaplane 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 Lanai Airport and Elfin Cove Seaplane Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNY / PHNY |
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Location: | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°47'8"N by 156°57'5"W |
Area Served: | Lanai City, Hawaii |
Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1308 feet (399 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNY |
More Information: | LNY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ELV / PAEL |
Airport Name: | Elfin Cove Seaplane Base |
Location: | Elfin Cove, Alaska, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 58°11'43"N by 136°20'50"W |
Area Served: | Elfin Cove, Alaska |
Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeast Region |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ELV |
More Information: | ELV Maps & Info |
Facts about Lanai Airport (LNY):
- The furthest airport from Lanai Airport (LNY) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Lanai Airport (meaning Lanai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- On February 26, 2014, a charted twin-engine Piper PA-31 Navajo aircraft operated by Maui Air crashed after takeoff from Lanai Airport one mile away.
- In addition to being known as "Lanai Airport", another name for LNY is "Lānaʻi Airport".
- The closest airport to Lanai Airport (LNY) is Kapalua Airport (JHM), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NE of LNY.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 52,075 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 42,594 enplanements in 2009, and 43,922 in 2010.
- The airport covers an area of 505 acres at an elevation of 1,308 feet above mean sea level.
- Lanai Airport (LNY) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (ELV):
- Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (ELV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Elfin Cove Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Elfin Cove Seaplane 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.
- The furthest airport from Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (ELV) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,567 miles (17,006 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Elfin Cove Seaplane Base (ELV) is Gustavus Airport (GST), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NE of ELV.
- It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.