Nonstop flight route between Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Long Beach, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jersey Airport (JER), Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom and Long Beach Airport (LGB), Long Beach, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,487 miles (or 8,830 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 Jersey Airport and Long Beach 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 Jersey Airport and Long Beach Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jersey Airport (JER):

• There are long and short-stay car parks located at the airport, and free parking areas for bicycles and motorcycles.
• Jersey Airport (JER) currently has only 1 runway.
• Aviation Beauport Ltd is based at Jersey Airport and offers worldwide private charter flights.
• The closest airport to Jersey Airport (JER) is Guernsey Airport (GCI), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) NW of JER.
• Because of Jersey Airport's relatively low elevation of 277 feet, planes can take off or land at Jersey 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.
• Jersey Airport handled 1,453,863 passengers last year.
• Jersey Airport is located in the parish of Saint Peter, 4 NM west northwest of Saint Helier in Jersey, in the Channel Islands.
• The furthest airport from Jersey Airport (JER) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Jersey Airport (meaning Jersey Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,016 miles (19,338 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
• The runway was lengthened several times over the years, reaching its current length of 5,560 ft in 1976.
• Apart from scheduled airline services, Jersey Airport accommodates a thriving general aviation population, including the Jersey Aero Club.

Facts about Long Beach Airport (LGB):

• The famous barnstormer Earl S.
• Air cargo carriers, including FedEx and UPS, also use LGB.
• The arrival of low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways at Long Beach Airport in 2001, and that airline's decision to establish a West Coast hub at LGB, has increased air traffic and has cemented LGB's standing as an alternative to LAX for flights to the East Coast.
• With increased activity by commercial airlines and the private airplane industry, particularly with Douglas Aircraft showing an interest in the Long Beach Municipal Airport, the facility needed more space.
• Long Beach Airport handled 2,978,433 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Long Beach Airport (LGB) is Long Beach Airport (JLB), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of LGB.
• The furthest airport from Long Beach Airport (LGB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,489 miles (18,489 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Because of Long Beach Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Beach 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.
• Long Beach Airport (LGB) has 5 runways.
• The Boeing Company maintains production of the C-17 military transport jet.
• The first transcontinental flight, a biplane flown by Calbraith Perry Rodgers, landed in 1911 on Long Beach's sandy beach.