Nonstop flight route between Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain and Lake Gregory, Western Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(27°55'54"N by 15°23'12"W)
Arrival Airport:
(20°6'32"S by 127°37'6"E)
Distance from LPA to LGE:
10,049.95 miles (16,173.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gran Canaria Airport (LPA), Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain and Lake Gregory Airport (LGE), Lake Gregory, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,050 miles (or 16,174 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 Gran Canaria Airport and Lake Gregory 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 Gran Canaria Airport and Lake Gregory Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPA / GCLP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°55'54"N by 15°23'12"W |
| Area Served: | Gran Canaria |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 78 feet (24 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LPA |
| More Information: | LPA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGE / |
| Airport Name: | Lake Gregory Airport |
| Location: | Lake Gregory, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 20°6'32"S by 127°37'6"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGE |
| More Information: | LGE Maps & Info |
Facts about Gran Canaria Airport (LPA):
- Because of Gran Canaria Airport's relatively low elevation of 78 feet, planes can take off or land at Gran Canaria 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 terminal is split into three zones.
- The furthest airport from Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Gran Canaria Airport (meaning Gran Canaria Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,221 miles (19,667 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Gran Canaria Airport", another name for LPA is "Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria".
- The closest airport to Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 69 miles (112 kilometers) WNW of LPA.
- Gran Canaria Airport, is a passenger and freight airport on the island of Gran Canaria.
- On 18 February 1988, Binter Canarias announced that the airline's main base was to be established at Gran Canaria.
- Gran Canaria Airport handled 9,770,253 passengers last year.
- There is an airbase of the Spanish Air Force to the east of the runways.
- The airport was an official alternative landing site for the NASA Space Shuttle, before the ending of Space Shuttle programme in July 2011.
- Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) has 2 runways.
Facts about Lake Gregory Airport (LGE):
- The furthest airport from Lake Gregory Airport (LGE) is Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ), which is located 11,796 miles (18,984 kilometers) away in Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda.
- The closest airport to Lake Gregory Airport (LGE) is Balgo Hill Airport (BQW), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) E of LGE.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 69.50 miles (111.84 km) WNW | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |     |
| 2 | 72.77 miles (117.11 km) W | Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 99.47 miles (160.08 km) ENE | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 111.74 miles (179.84 km) W | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 128.91 miles (207.46 km) ENE | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 143.31 miles (230.64 km) ESE | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 7 | 151.91 miles (244.48 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 8 | 259.76 miles (418.04 km) E | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 9 | 293.12 miles (471.73 km) S | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 10 | 339.33 miles (546.10 km) NNW | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 11 | 359.66 miles (578.81 km) N | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 12 | 396.56 miles (638.20 km) ENE | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| 13 | 399.72 miles (643.28 km) SSE | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 14 | 414.07 miles (666.37 km) SSE | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 417.80 miles (672.38 km) NE | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,220.82 miles (19,667.45 km) WSW | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,027.91 miles (19,357.00 km) SSW | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 3 | 12,021.69 miles (19,346.99 km) SE | Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 4 | 12,015.94 miles (19,337.74 km) SSW | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 11,961.32 miles (19,249.84 km) S | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 11,942.07 miles (19,218.86 km) SSW | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 7 | 11,925.75 miles (19,192.59 km) S | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 8 | 11,866.32 miles (19,096.94 km) S | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 9 | 11,814.41 miles (19,013.41 km) SSW | Anatom Airport Aneityum Airport (AUY) | Anatom, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,762.36 miles (18,929.64 km) E | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,759.48 miles (18,924.99 km) E | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,758.16 miles (18,922.88 km) SSW | Aniwa Airport (AWD) | Aniwa Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,755.60 miles (18,918.76 km) SSW | Futuna Airport (FTA) | Futuna Island, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,752.76 miles (18,914.19 km) E | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,745.43 miles (18,902.39 km) SSW | Dillon's Bay Airport (DLY) | Dillon's Bay, Erromango, Taféa, Vanuatu | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.17 miles (37.29 km) E | Balgo Hill Airport (BQW) | Balgo Hill, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 129.59 miles (208.56 km) N | Halls Creek Airport (HCQ) | Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 160.47 miles (258.24 km) N | Springvale Airport (ZVG) | Springvale, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 189.22 miles (304.51 km) NW | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 246.02 miles (395.93 km) NNE | Argyle Airport (GYL) | Argyle, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 270.11 miles (434.71 km) NNE | Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) | Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 278.81 miles (448.69 km) NE | Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) | Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 8 | 307.67 miles (495.14 km) NNE | East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 320.72 miles (516.15 km) NW | Derby Airport (DRB) | Derby, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 382.38 miles (615.37 km) WNW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 410.90 miles (661.27 km) SSE | Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) | Yulara, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 12 | 424.07 miles (682.48 km) NNE | Port Keats Airfield (PKT) | Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 13 | 476.78 miles (767.29 km) ESE | Alice Springs Airport (ASP) | Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 14 | 516.23 miles (830.79 km) ESE | Cowra Airport (CWT) | Cowra, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 15 | 551.04 miles (886.81 km) WSW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,796.19 miles (18,984.08 km) ENE | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 2 | 11,787.40 miles (18,969.93 km) ENE | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 3 | 11,780.58 miles (18,958.96 km) ENE | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 4 | 11,771.08 miles (18,943.67 km) ENE | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 5 | 11,765.10 miles (18,934.05 km) ENE | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 6 | 11,760.37 miles (18,926.43 km) NE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 7 | 11,758.50 miles (18,923.43 km) ENE | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 8 | 11,754.26 miles (18,916.61 km) ENE | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 11,752.91 miles (18,914.42 km) ENE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 10 | 11,739.24 miles (18,892.43 km) ENE | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 11 | 11,736.71 miles (18,888.36 km) E | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 12 | 11,733.42 miles (18,883.06 km) ENE | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 13 | 11,729.64 miles (18,876.97 km) NE | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 14 | 11,728.00 miles (18,874.33 km) E | Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport (AXA) | The Valley, Anguilla | |
| 15 | 11,726.81 miles (18,872.42 km) E | L'Espérance Airport Grand Case Airport (CCE) | Saint Martin, Guadeloupe | |