Nonstop flight route between Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States and Magdagachi, Russia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Los Alamos Airport (LAM), Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States and Magdagachi (GDG), Magdagachi, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,524 miles (or 8,891 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 Los Alamos Airport and Magdagachi, 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 Los Alamos Airport and Magdagachi. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAM / KLAM |
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Location: | Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°52'46"N by 106°16'6"W |
Area Served: | Los Alamos, New Mexico |
Operator/Owner: | County of Los Alamos |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7171 feet (2,186 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAM |
More Information: | LAM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDG / UHBI |
Airport Name: | Magdagachi |
Location: | Magdagachi, Russia |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°28'0"N by 125°47'59"E |
Operator/Owner: | Russian Army |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 1211 feet (369 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from GDG |
More Information: | GDG Maps & Info |
Facts about Los Alamos Airport (LAM):
- Because of Los Alamos Airport's high elevation of 7,171 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LAM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LAM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The airport was built in 1947 by the Atomic Energy Commission as part of Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, but the federal government transferred the facility to county ownership in 2008.
- Los Alamos Airport (LAM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Los Alamos Airport (LAM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,157 miles (17,956 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Los Alamos Airport (LAM) is Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NE of LAM.
- In addition to being known as "Los Alamos Airport", another name for LAM is "Los Alamos County Airport".
Facts about Magdagachi (GDG):
- The closest airport to Magdagachi (GDG) is Tynda Sigikta (TYD), which is located 132 miles (213 kilometers) NNW of GDG.
- The furthest airport from Magdagachi (GDG) is Port Stanley Airport (PSY), which is nearly antipodal to Magdagachi (meaning Magdagachi is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Port Stanley Airport), and is located 12,243 miles (19,703 kilometers) away in Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom.