Nonstop flight route between Havana, Cuba and Liepāja, Latvia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between José Martí International Airport (HAV), Havana, Cuba and Liepāja International Airport (LPX), Liepāja, Latvia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,392 miles (or 8,678 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 José Martí International Airport and Liepāja International 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 José Martí International Airport and Liepāja International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about José Martí International Airport (HAV):

• The closest airport to José Martí International Airport (HAV) is Juan Gualberto Gómez Airport (VRA), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) E of HAV.
• In 2007 three young recruits who deserted from the Cuban army tried to hijack a commercial passenger aircraft aiming to defect to the United States.
• In 1988 Terminal 2 was constructed in anticipation of future charter flights to the United States.
• Because of José Martí International Airport's relatively low elevation of 210 feet, planes can take off or land at José Martí 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.
• The furthest airport from José Martí International Airport (HAV) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,689 miles (18,811 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The original name of the airport, Rancho Boyeros, meaning the " Drover Ranch", was in reference to the name of the plains/territory where the airport was being built.
• José Martí International Airport (HAV) currently has only 1 runway.
• 1These flights to the United States are operated as scheduled Special Authority Charters.
• The airport lies in the municipality of Boyeros and connects Havana with the rest of the Caribbean, North, Central and South America, Europe and one destination in Africa.
• Domestic Terminal 1 used to be the main international and domestic terminal building in the airport prior of the opening of terminal 2 and 3-which was constructed in 1998.
• In addition to being known as "José Martí International Airport", another name for HAV is "Aeropuerto José Martí".
• There are currently four passenger terminals in use at the airport plus a freight terminal.

Facts about Liepāja International Airport (LPX):

• Because of Liepāja International Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Liepāja 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.
• There are no commercial flights operating to/from Liepaja Airport.
• Liepāja International Airport (LPX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Liepāja International Airport (LPX) is Palanga Airport (PLQ), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) S of LPX.
• The furthest airport from Liepāja International Airport (LPX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,271 miles (18,139 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.