Nonstop flight route between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Allegheny County Airport (AGC), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States and Lakefront Airport (NEW), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 911 miles (or 1,466 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 Allegheny County Airport and Lakefront Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGC / KAGC |
| Airport Name: | Allegheny County Airport |
| Location: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°21'15"N by 79°55'48"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Allegheny County Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1252 feet (382 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AGC |
| More Information: | AGC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEW / KNEW |
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| Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°2'33"N by 90°1'41"W |
| Area Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Orleans Levee District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NEW |
| More Information: | NEW Maps & Info |
Facts about Allegheny County Airport (AGC):
- The furthest airport from Allegheny County Airport (AGC) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,499 miles (18,506 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Allegheny County Airport (AGC) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Allegheny County Airport (AGC) is Forbes Field (FOE), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNW of AGC.
- Harold Gatty and Wiley Post visited the airport as it was finishing construction both from the ground and air and commented that it was the finest airport they had encountered.
Facts about Lakefront Airport (NEW):
- The furthest airport from Lakefront Airport (NEW) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,127 miles (17,908 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Lakefront Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Lakefront 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.
- Lakefront Airport was damaged by hurricane-force winds and the storm surge of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and a number of the hangars and outlying buildings were destroyed.
- Lakefront Airport (NEW) has 3 runways.
- Lakefront Airport covers an area of 473 acres at an elevation of 7 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Lakefront Airport (NEW) is Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) S of NEW.
- At the start of the 1960s, thick concrete panels were added to the main terminal building to turn it into a Cold War era bomb shelter.
- In addition to being known as "Lakefront Airport", another name for NEW is "(former New Orleans Army Air Base)".
