Nonstop flight route between Block Island, Rhode Island, United States and Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Block Island State Airport (BID), Block Island, Rhode Island, United States and Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN), Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,578 miles (or 2,539 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 Block Island State Airport and Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BID / KBID |
Airport Name: | Block Island State Airport |
Location: | Block Island, Rhode Island, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°10'5"N by 71°34'40"W |
Area Served: | Block Island, Rhode Island |
Operator/Owner: | State of Rhode Island |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 108 feet (33 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BID |
More Information: | BID Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LJN / KLBX |
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Location: | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°6'30"N by 95°27'43"W |
Area Served: | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Brazoria County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LJN |
More Information: | LJN Maps & Info |
Facts about Block Island State Airport (BID):
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 10,384 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 8,516 enplanements in 2009, and 9,821 in 2010.
- Block Island State Airport covers an area of 136 acres at an elevation of 108 feet above mean sea level.
- The closest airport to Block Island State Airport (BID) is Montauk Airport (MTP), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) WSW of BID.
- Because of Block Island State Airport's relatively low elevation of 108 feet, planes can take off or land at Block Island State 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.
- The furthest airport from Block Island State Airport (BID) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,818 miles (19,019 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Block Island State Airport (BID) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN):
- In addition to being known as "Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport", another name for LJN is "LBX".
- At present, no regularly scheduled commercial passenger airline service is offered from this airfield.
- The furthest airport from Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,026 miles (17,744 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Because of Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Texas Gulf Coast Regional 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.
- The airport's runway was closed in December 2009 for a major reconstruction project, in which the runway's former asphalt surface was replaced with concrete.
- The closest airport to Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) is Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of LJN.
- The airport's on-site restaurant, the Windsock Restaurant, closed in February 2011.
- Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) currently has only 1 runway.