Nonstop flight route between Lakeland, Florida, United States and Changchun, Jilin, China:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL), Lakeland, Florida, United States and Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ), Changchun, Jilin, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,163 miles (or 11,528 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 Changchun Longjia 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 Changchun Longjia 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 closest airport to Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) is Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of LAL.
• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Lakeland Linder Regional Airport", another name for LAL is "Drane Field".
• With the closure of Lodwick Aircraft, the city had decided to phase out Lodwick Field as a municipal airport in the summer of 1957 and concentrate its resources on Drane Field in south Lakeland.
• 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.
• Annually, in the March–April time frame, the airport is host to Sun 'n Fun, a six day Fly-in, airshow and aviation convention.
• However by the early 1950s, the number of military aircraft available for conversion to commercial use dwindled and most of the surplus parts & equipment it contracted to sell were obsolete & had no market.
• 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.
• 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.
• Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) has 2 runways.

Facts about Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ):

• Changchun Longjia is serviced by the Changchun West Railway Station, a railway station of the Changchun–Jilin Intercity Railway located at the basement of the terminal.
• Changchun Longjia International Airport handled 4,971,667 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Changchun Longjia International Airport", other names for CGQ include "长春龙嘉国际机场" and "Chángchūn Lóngjiā Guójì Jīcháng".
• The airport serves most major cities in China and East Asia, with scheduled international flights to Bangkok, Seoul, Tokyo, Osaka, Hong Kong, Taipei and so on.
• The closest airport to Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) is Jilin Ertaizi Airport (JIL), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) E of CGQ.
• Because of Changchun Longjia International Airport's relatively low elevation of 705 feet, planes can take off or land at Changchun Longjia 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 Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is located 11,997 miles (19,308 kilometers) away in Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Longjia International Airport was approved for construction in 1998.
• Changchun Longjia International Airport is an airport in Jilin Province, China, for which it is an aviation hub in China's Civil Airport System.