Nonstop flight route between Cross City, Florida, United States and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cross City Airport (CTY), Cross City, Florida, United States and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 429 miles (or 691 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 Cross City Airport and Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Cross City Airport (CTY):

• Because of Cross City Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Cross City 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 was used by the United States Air Force under the name of Cross City Air Force Station.
• For the 12-month period ending February 8, 2010, the airport had 18,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 49 per day.
• The closest airport to Cross City Airport (CTY) is George T. Lewis Airport (CDK), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) S of CTY.
• The furthest airport from Cross City Airport (CTY) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,386 miles (18,324 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Cross City Airport is a county owned, public use airport located one nautical mile east of the central business district of Cross City, a city in Dixie County, Florida, United States.
• Cross City Airport (CTY) has 2 runways.

Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):

• The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
• Plans for Moisant Field began in 1940, as evidence mounted that New Orleans' older Shushan Airport was too small.
• Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
• A number of airlines scheduled large passenger jets into New Orleans in the past.
• Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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.
• Japan Airlines used New Orleans as a stop for "special schedule" service between Tokyo, Japan and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the mid 1960s and early 1970s.
• Southern Airways began serving New Orleans with Douglas DC-3s in the early 1950s.