Nonstop flight route between Liepāja, Latvia and Las Vegas, Nevada, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Liepāja International Airport (LPX), Liepāja, Latvia and McCarran International Airport (LAS), Las Vegas, Nevada, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,546 miles (or 8,925 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 Liepāja International Airport and McCarran International 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 Liepāja International Airport and McCarran International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPX / EVLA |
Airport Name: | Liepāja International Airport |
Location: | Liepāja, Latvia |
GPS Coordinates: | 56°31'2"N by 21°5'48"E |
Operator/Owner: | AVIASABIEDRĪBA "LIEPĀJA" |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LPX |
More Information: | LPX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAS / KLAS |
Airport Name: | McCarran International Airport |
Location: | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°4'47"N by 115°9'7"W |
Area Served: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Operator/Owner: | Clark County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2181 feet (665 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAS |
More Information: | LAS Maps & Info |
Facts about Liepāja International Airport (LPX):
- Liepāja International Airport (LPX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Liepāja International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Liepāja International 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.
- Early during the Cold War, the airfield was a Soviet Anti-Air Defense base.
- The closest airport to Liepāja International Airport (LPX) is Palanga Airport (PLQ), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of LPX.
- The furthest airport from Liepāja International Airport (LPX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about McCarran International Airport (LAS):
- In the 1990s all gates and check in counters were upgraded to use a common set of computer hardware.
- In 2003 the airport announced it was implementing a baggage-tracking system that will use Radio-frequency identification bag tags from Matrics Inc.
- Terminal 3, opened on June 27, 2012, is used for all international flights as well as some domestic airlines.
- As of November 2009 Southwest Airlines operated more flights out of McCarran than any other airport.
- The closest airport to McCarran International Airport (LAS) is Henderson Executive Airport (HSH), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LAS.
- McCarran International Airport (LAS) has 4 runways.
- The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 33 weekday departures on Western, United, TWA and Bonanza.
- McCarran International Airport handled 40,933,037 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from McCarran International Airport (LAS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,305 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.