Nonstop flight route between Walt Disney World / Orlando, Florida, United States [1] and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Walt Disney World Airport (DWS), Walt Disney World / Orlando, Florida, United States [1] and Lakefront Airport (NEW), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 522 miles (or 841 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 Walt Disney World 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: | DWS / |
Airport Name: | Walt Disney World Airport |
Location: | Walt Disney World / Orlando, Florida, United States [1] |
GPS Coordinates: | 28°23'59"N by 81°34'17"W |
Operator/Owner: | Walt Disney Company |
Airport Type: | Private |
View all routes: | Routes from DWS |
More Information: | DWS 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 Walt Disney World Airport (DWS):
- The closest airport to Walt Disney World Airport (DWS) is Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SE of DWS.
- The furthest airport from Walt Disney World Airport (DWS) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,490 miles (18,492 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Lakefront Airport (NEW):
- Lakefront Airport (NEW) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Lakefront Airport", another name for NEW is "(former New Orleans Army Air Base)".
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.