Nonstop flight route between Fishers Island, New York, United States and Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Elizabeth Field (FID), Fishers Island, New York, United States and Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN), Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,559 miles (or 2,509 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 Elizabeth Field 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: | FID / |
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Location: | Fishers Island, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°15'5"N by 72°1'54"W |
Area Served: | Fishers Island, New York |
Operator/Owner: | Town of Southold |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from FID |
More Information: | FID 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 Elizabeth Field (FID):
- The furthest airport from Elizabeth Field (FID) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,798 miles (18,987 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Elizabeth Field's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Elizabeth Field 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 closest airport to Elizabeth Field (FID) is Groton-New London Airport (GON), which is located only 5 miles (9 kilometers) N of FID.
- In addition to being known as "Elizabeth Field", another name for FID is "0B8".
- Located on the western end of Fishers Island, the airfield saw military use during World War II as part of Fort H.
- Elizabeth Field (FID) has 2 runways.
- Elizabeth Field is a public use airport located eight nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Fishers Island, in Suffolk County, New York, United States.
Facts about Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN):
- Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport's on-site restaurant, the Windsock Restaurant, closed in February 2011.
- In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport was linked to the national airway grid with regularly scheduled airline service.
- 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 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.
- In addition to being known as "Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport", another name for LJN is "LBX".
- 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.
- On March 24, 2010, the Brazoria County Commissioners' Court voted to change the name of the airport to Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport, effective October 1, 2010.
- Following the opening of the Brazoria County Airport, Metro Airlines, which by then had changed its name from Houston Metro Airlines, occasionally used larger, flight attendant staffed Short 330 commuter airliner turboprops in addition to the smaller de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter STOL turboprops on flights to and from Houston Intercontinental.