Nonstop flight route between Lakeland, Florida, United States and Aqaba, Jordan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL), Lakeland, Florida, United States and King Hussein International Airport (AQJ), Aqaba, Jordan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,683 miles (or 10,755 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 Lakeland Linder Regional Airport and King Hussein 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 Lakeland Linder Regional Airport and King Hussein 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 Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL):

• The airport possesses a Federal Aviation Regulations Part 139 operating certificate entitling it to conduct commercial passenger aircraft operations and the current terminal facility, which opened in late 2001, was designed to enable it to conduct airline operations with minimal modifications.
• The furthest airport from Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,466 miles (18,453 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Over the years, the airport has seen a number of layout modifications.
• Lakeland Linder Regional Airport is a city owned, public use airport located four nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Lakeland, a city in Polk County, Florida, United States.
• Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) has 2 runways.
• During the rest of the 1960s and into the early 1970s, prior to airline deregulation, commercial airline service was provided by Allegheny Commuter and the former Sun Airlines.
• In addition to being known as "Lakeland Linder Regional Airport", another name for LAL is "Drane Field".
• The closest airport to Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) is Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of LAL.
• The airport hosts corporate flight operations for the respective national headquarters of the Publix supermarket corporation, its associated PECU Insurance Agency, LLC, and the Watkins Motor Line trucking corporation.
• The city had barely begun work on the new airport when, with war already raging in Europe, it leased the facility to the War Department.
• Because of Lakeland Linder Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 142 feet, planes can take off or land at Lakeland Linder 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.

Facts about King Hussein International Airport (AQJ):

• The furthest airport from King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,802 miles (18,994 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Because of King Hussein International Airport's relatively low elevation of 173 feet, planes can take off or land at King Hussein 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.
• King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "King Hussein International Airport", another name for AQJ is "مطار الملك حسين الدولي".
• Aqaba Airport ) is an airport located in the vicinity of Industrial City, northern suburb of Aqaba in Jordan.
• The closest airport to King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) is Eilat Airport (ETH), which is located only 5 miles (8 kilometers) SW of AQJ.
• The largest operator at Aqaba is Royal Jordanian.