Nonstop flight route between Acandí, Colombia and Los Angeles, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD), Acandí, Colombia and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,144 miles (or 5,060 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 Alcides Fernández Airport and Los Angeles 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 Alcides Fernández Airport and Los Angeles International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD):

• The furthest airport from Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) is Christmas Island Airport (XCH), which is nearly antipodal to Alcides Fernández Airport (meaning Alcides Fernández Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Christmas Island Airport), and is located 12,193 miles (19,623 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Australia.
• The closest airport to Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) is Mulatupo Airport (MPP), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) NW of ACD.
• Because of Alcides Fernández Airport's relatively low elevation of 50 feet, planes can take off or land at Alcides Fernández 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 "Alcides Fernández Airport", other names for ACD include "Aeropuerto Alcides Fernández", "Acandí Airport" and "Aeropuerto de Acandí".

Facts about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):

• Los Angeles International Airport handled 66,667,619 passengers last year.
• The "Imperial Hill" area in El Segundo is a prime location for aircraft spotting.
• The furthest airport from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,487 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• The airport closed again on January 17, 1994 after the Northridge earthquake.
• Because of Los Angeles International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Angeles 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.
• It is illegal to limit the number of passengers that use an airport, but in December 2005 the city agreed to limit the passenger gates to 163.
• The closest airport to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) ESE of LAX.
• Since the 1920s, a neighborhood called Surfridge had been on the coastline west of the airport, part of the larger community of Palisades del Rey along with the neighborhood to the north now known as Playa del Rey.
• LAX has been a hub for TWA, Air California, Braniff International, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Pacific Southwest Airlines, US Airways, Western Airlines, and the Flying Tiger Line.
• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has 4 runways.
• In 1928, the Los Angeles City Council selected 640 acres in the southern part of Westchester for a new airport for the city.
• In 1981, LAX began a $700 million expansion in preparation for the 1984 Summer Olympics.