Nonstop flight route between Leadville, Colorado, United States and Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lake County Airport (LXV), Leadville, Colorado, United States and Jack Edwards Airport (GUF), Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,222 miles (or 1,966 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 relatively short distance between Lake County Airport and Jack Edwards Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXV / KLXV |
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Location: | Leadville, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°13'13"N by 106°19'0"W |
Area Served: | Leadville, Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | County Commissioner of Lake County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9927 feet (3,026 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LXV |
More Information: | LXV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GUF / KJKA |
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Location: | Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°17'22"N by 87°40'18"W |
Area Served: | Gulf Shores, Alabama |
Operator/Owner: | Gulf Shores Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GUF |
More Information: | GUF Maps & Info |
Facts about Lake County Airport (LXV):
- The highest helicopter flight training school in the world, RAVCO, operates out of the Lake County Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Lake County Airport", another name for LXV is "Leadville Airport".
- At an elevation of 9,927 ft above mean sea level the airport claims the distinction of being North America's highest.
- Lake County Airport (LXV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lake County Airport (LXV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Lake County Airport's high elevation of 9,927 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LXV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LXV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Lake County Airport (LXV) is Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of LXV.
- Lake County Airport, also known as Leadville Airport, is a county-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Leadville, a city in Lake County, Colorado, United States.
Facts about Jack Edwards Airport (GUF):
- Jack Edwards Airport is a public use airport in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
- Jack Edwards Airport was originally an outlying field for Naval Air Station Pensacola.
- Because of Jack Edwards Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Jack Edwards 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.
- In addition to being known as "Jack Edwards Airport", another name for GUF is "JKA".
- The furthest airport from Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,153 miles (17,950 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Jack Edwards Airport (GUF) is NOLF Barin (NHX), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NNE of GUF.