Nonstop flight route between Lansing, Michigan, United States and San Jose, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Capital Region International Airport (LAN), Lansing, Michigan, United States and Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC), San Jose, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,993 miles (or 3,207 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 Capital Region International Airport and Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | SJC / KSJC |
Airport Name: | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport |
Location: | San Jose, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°21'46"N by 121°55'45"W |
Area Served: | San Jose, California |
Operator/Owner: | City of San Jose |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from SJC |
More Information: | SJC Maps & Info |
Facts about Capital Region International Airport (LAN):
- 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 May 2013 Apple Vacations announced that Frontier Airlines will operate their seasonal international flights from Lansing, replacing Sun Country Airlines.
- The dedication of Capital City Airport was held on the weekend of July 14–15, 1928, and attended by 70,000 people, including arctic explorer George Hubert Wilkins and aviator Carl Eielson.
- Demand for air service led to the building of the current terminal building in 1959.
- Capital Region International Airport (LAN) has 3 runways.
- Several low cost carriers had flights at Lansing with varying success.
- 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 January 1987 United Airlines announced it was ending flights between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Lansing on April 5, after nearly 56 years of service.
- 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.
- There have been several attempts at establishing international passenger service at the airport.
Facts about Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC):
- Designed by a team of architects and engineers led by HTB, Inc., Terminal A and its adjoining parking garage were originally designed and built in 1990 for American Airlines.
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) has 3 runways.
- On February 4, 2013, Virgin America announced it will begin service from San Jose to Los Angeles International Airport on May 1, 2013, with four daily nonstop flights each way.
- The furthest airport from Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,363 miles (18,287 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport handled 8,357,384 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) is Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) ESE of SJC.
- SJC is a "downtown airport", unlike SFO and OAK which are on opposite shores of San Francisco Bay.
- In 1990 San Jose International Airport greatly expanded with the opening of Terminal A.
- American Airlines opened a hub at San Jose in 1988, using slots it obtained in the buyout of Air California in 1986.
- Reduction at SJC continued throughout 2004.
- Because of Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose 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.