Nonstop flight route between White Plains, New York, United States and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Westchester County Airport (HPN), White Plains, New York, United States and Lakefront Airport (NEW), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,189 miles (or 1,913 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 Westchester County 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: | HPN / KHPN |
| Airport Name: | Westchester County Airport |
| Location: | White Plains, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°4'0"N by 73°42'26"W |
| Area Served: | Westchester County, New York, Fairfield County, Connecticut |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Westchester |
| Airport Type: | Public-use |
| Elevation: | 439 feet (134 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HPN |
| More Information: | HPN 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 Westchester County Airport (HPN):
- The first scheduled airline flights were American Airlines in late 1949.
- HPN is nestled between many existing neighborhoods and has many rules that must be followed.
- The furthest airport from Westchester County Airport (HPN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,747 miles (18,906 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Westchester County Airport's relatively low elevation of 439 feet, planes can take off or land at Westchester County 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 Westchester County Airport (HPN) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) SSW of HPN.
- The airport's environmental management practices are monitored through the AEMS, an ISO 14001 certified Airport Environmental Management System.
- Westchester County Airport is also the current home of the New York Wing of the United States Civil Air Patrol, as well as the Southeastern Group of the New York Wing.
- Westchester County Airport (HPN) has 2 runways.
Facts about Lakefront Airport (NEW):
- 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.
- 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.
- Lakefront Airport (NEW) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Lakefront Airport (NEW) is Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) S of NEW.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Lakefront Airport", another name for NEW is "(former New Orleans Army Air Base)".
- Lakefront Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles northeast of the central business district of New Orleans, in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States.
- At the start of the 1960s, thick concrete panels were added to the main terminal building to turn it into a Cold War era bomb shelter.
