Nonstop flight route between Ladyville (near Belize City), Belize and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE), Ladyville (near Belize City), Belize and Lakefront Airport (NEW), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 871 miles (or 1,401 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 Philip S. W. Goldson International 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: | BZE / MZBZ |
| Airport Name: | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport |
| Location: | Ladyville (near Belize City), Belize |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°32'21"N by 88°18'29"W |
| Operator/Owner: | n/a |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BZE |
| More Information: | BZE 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 Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE):
- Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) is Belize City Municipal Airport (TZA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of BZE.
- The furthest airport from Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport (BZE) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,932 miles (19,203 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The airport will be going through major expansions such as the lengthening of the runway, expanding of the apron and expansion of the terminal.
- Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport handled 542,833 passengers last year.
- Because of Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Philip S. W. Goldson 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.
Facts about Lakefront Airport (NEW):
- 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.
- 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.
- On January 23, 2010 a United States Navy Beechcraft T-34 Mentor training aircraft crashed into Lake Ponchartrain just over one mile from the approach end of the airport.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Lakefront Airport", another name for NEW is "(former New Orleans Army Air Base)".
- Lakefront Airport was badly damaged by storm surge during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and again during Hurricane Isaac in 2012.
- The closest airport to Lakefront Airport (NEW) is Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) S of NEW.
- The airport was constructed in the mid-1930s by Huey Long on a man-made peninsula dredged by the Orleans Levee Board, jutting into Lake Pontchartrain on the Eastern New Orleans side of the Industrial Canal.
- Lakefront Airport (NEW) has 3 runways.
