Nonstop flight route between Lansing, Michigan, United States and Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Capital Region International Airport (LAN), Lansing, Michigan, United States and Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM), Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,424 miles (or 11,947 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 Mbuji Mayi 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 Mbuji Mayi Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAN / KLAN |
Airport Name: | Capital Region International Airport |
Location: | Lansing, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°46'43"N by 84°35'10"W |
Area Served: | Lansing, Michigan |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 861 feet (262 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAN |
More Information: | LAN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MJM / FZWA |
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Location: | Mbuji Mayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°7'15"S by 23°34'8"E |
Operator/Owner: | Government |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2221 feet (677 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MJM |
More Information: | MJM Maps & Info |
Facts about Capital Region International Airport (LAN):
- Capital Region International Airport (LAN) has 3 runways.
- In July 2011 Eastern Michigan University announced that its flight-training program would begin operating out of the Lansing airport in September, coinciding with the elimination of Lansing Community College's aviation flight program.
- Several low cost carriers had flights at Lansing with varying success.
- Demand for air service led to the building of the current terminal building in 1959.
- 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.
- In November 2009 Lockheed Martin, operator of the flight service station located at Capital Region International Airport, announced the closing of the service station, effective February 2010.
- In 1980 a 5,300 square feet airport fire station was built.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Capital Region International Airport (LAN) is Jackson County Airport (JXN), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) S of LAN.
Facts about Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM):
- In addition to being known as "Mbuji Mayi Airport", another name for MJM is "Mbuji Mayi Airport".
- The furthest airport from Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is nearly antipodal to Mbuji Mayi Airport (meaning Mbuji Mayi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cassidy International Airport), and is located 12,144 miles (19,544 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) is Gandajika Airport (GDJ), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) SSE of MJM.
- Mbuji Mayi Airport (MJM) currently has only 1 runway.