Nonstop flight route between Lansing, Michigan, United States and Berdyansk, Ukraine:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Capital Region International Airport (LAN), Lansing, Michigan, United States and Berdyansk Airport (ERD), Berdyansk, Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,284 miles (or 8,503 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 Capital Region International Airport and Berdyansk 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 Capital Region International Airport and Berdyansk Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Capital Region International Airport (LAN):

• The current terminal building, constructed in 1959, is 161,500 square feet and has four floors.
• The closest airport to Capital Region International Airport (LAN) is Jackson County Airport (JXN), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) S of LAN.
• In March 2009 the Federal Aviation Administration announced the planned consolidation of radar control for Lansing's airport, as well as that of airports in Grand Rapids and Muskegon, to nearby Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport in 2013.
• During the 1990s the Francis Aviation Complex was demolished for airport expansion and for compliance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations.UPS Airlines began cargo service from Lansing in 1990.
• In 1940 the original terminal building, a 100-by-100-foot concrete hangar and an adjoining office wing at the west end of the airport were built.
• In May 2011 Apple Vacations and Sun Country Airlines announced seasonal weekly flights to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic beginning in December and discontinued flights to Fort Myers and Las Vegas.
• Capital Region International Airport (LAN) has 3 runways.
• The Airport Authority reports 418,850 people flew to or from the airport in 2013, three percent fewer than 2008 and a 36 percent decrease since 2000.
• Because of Capital Region International Airport's relatively low elevation of 861 feet, planes can take off or land at Capital Region 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 Capital Region International Airport (LAN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,212 miles (18,044 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Berdyansk Airport (ERD):

• The closest airport to Berdyansk Airport (ERD) is Mariupol International Airport (MPW), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of ERD.
• In addition to being known as "Berdyansk Airport", another name for ERD is ""Бердянськ Аеропорт"".
• The furthest airport from Berdyansk Airport (ERD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,822 miles (17,416 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Berdyansk Airport's relatively low elevation of 171 feet, planes can take off or land at Berdyansk 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.
• Berdyansk Airport (ERD) currently has only 1 runway.