Nonstop flight route between Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood, Florida, United States and Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL), Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood, Florida, United States and Lodja Airport (LJA), Lodja, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,165 miles (or 11,531 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 large distance between Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport and Lodja Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport and Lodja Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL):

• Beginning February 2007 the airport started fees to all users, including private aircraft.
• Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) has 2 runways.
• The airport also offers airport parking and operates a consolidated rental car facility which can be accessed from Terminal 1 by a short walk and from the other terminals by a free shuttle bus service.
• On November 19, 2013, an Air Evac International Learjet 35 crashed shortly after take-off from the airport, on its way to Cozumel, Mexico, after calling mayday and during an attempt to return to the airport, possibly due to engine failure, leaving 4 persons dead.
• The closest airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is North Perry Airport (HWO), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SW of FLL.
• Because of Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood 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.
• On June 5, 2007, Broward County commissioners voted six to three in favor of extending the southern 10R/28L runway.
• NAS Fort Lauderdale closed on October 1, 1946 and was transferred to county control, becoming Broward County International Airport.
• The furthest airport from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,584 miles (18,643 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 1966 the airport averaged 48 airline operations a day.

Facts about Lodja Airport (LJA):

• Because of Lodja Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Lodja 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 closest airport to Lodja Airport (LJA) is Lusambo Airport (LBO), which is located 108 miles (174 kilometers) S of LJA.
• The furthest airport from Lodja Airport (LJA) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Lodja Airport (meaning Lodja Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,325 miles (19,835 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.