Nonstop flight route between Lakeland, Florida, United States and Greenfield, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL), Lakeland, Florida, United States and Pope Field (GFD), Greenfield, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 843 miles (or 1,356 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 Lakeland Linder Regional Airport and Pope Field, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAL / KLAL |
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| Location: | Lakeland, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°59'20"N by 82°1'6"W |
| Area Served: | Lakeland, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Lakeland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 142 feet (43 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAL |
| More Information: | LAL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GFD / KGFD |
| Airport Name: | Pope Field |
| Location: | Greenfield, Indiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°47'25"N by 85°44'9"W |
| Area Served: | Greenfield, Indiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Pope Airport Inc. |
| Airport Type: | Public use |
| Elevation: | 895 feet (273 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GFD |
| More Information: | GFD Maps & Info |
Facts about Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL):
- 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.
- As a result, the Lakeland Municipal Airport remained Lakeland's commercial airport.
- Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) has 2 runways.
- Lakeland Linder Regional Airport covers an area of 1,710 acres at an elevation of 142 feet above mean sea level.
- The main terminal building contains the airport administrative offices, a conference facility, a fixed-base operator and an aviation-themed restaurant, Hallback's Bar & Grill located on the terminal's second floor.
- In addition to being known as "Lakeland Linder Regional Airport", another name for LAL is "Drane Field".
- PilotMall.com Inc., headquarters is located on the airport on the SUN 'n FUN campus on the south side of the field.
- 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.
- 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 closest airport to Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) is Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) ESE of LAL.
Facts about Pope Field (GFD):
- Because of Pope Field's relatively low elevation of 895 feet, planes can take off or land at Pope Field 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.
- Pope Field (GFD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Pope Field (GFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,219 miles (18,056 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Pope Field (GFD) is Anderson Municipal Airport (AID), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NNE of GFD.
