Nonstop flight route between Luang Namtha, Laos and Gulfport, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Louangnamtha Airport (LXG), Luang Namtha, Laos and Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT), Gulfport, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,820 miles (or 14,195 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 Louangnamtha Airport and Gulfport–Biloxi 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 Louangnamtha Airport and Gulfport–Biloxi 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: | LXG / VLLN |
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Location: | Luang Namtha, Laos |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°57'38"N by 101°24'9"E |
Operator/Owner: | Laos Civil Aviation Authority |
Airport Type: | Public/Civil Aviation Authority |
Elevation: | 1968 feet (600 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from LXG |
More Information: | LXG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GPT / KGPT |
Airport Name: | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport |
Location: | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°24'25"N by 89°4'11"W |
Area Served: | Gulfport–Biloxi metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | Gulfport–Biloxi Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 28 feet (9 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GPT |
More Information: | GPT Maps & Info |
Facts about Louangnamtha Airport (LXG):
- In addition to being known as "Louangnamtha Airport", another name for LXG is "ສະຫນາມບິນຫຼວງ້ໍາທາ".
- The closest airport to Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) is Oudomsay Airport (ODY), which is located 43 miles (69 kilometers) ESE of LXG.
- The furthest airport from Louangnamtha Airport (LXG) is Maria Reiche Neuman Airport (NZC), which is located 11,952 miles (19,235 kilometers) away in Nazca, Ica Region, Peru.
Facts about Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT):
- Because of Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport's relatively low elevation of 28 feet, planes can take off or land at Gulfport–Biloxi 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.
- A 40,000-square-foot cargo facility is located at Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport.
- Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport covers an area of 1,400 acres at an elevation of 28 feet above mean sea level.
- Gulfport Field was declared excess by the Air Force and conveyed by the War Assets Administration to the City of Gulfport in 1949 for use as a civil airport.
- Through the late 1970s, Southern Airways continued as the primary airline, followed by successors Republic Airlines and Northwest Airlines into the 1990s.
- Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) is Keesler Air Force Base (BIX), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) E of GPT.
- Due to the large expansion of the United States Air Force as a result of the Cold War, a new lease was obtained for military use of the airport and Gulfport Air Force Base was opened as a joint-use civil/military facility.
- The furthest airport from Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,123 miles (17,900 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.