Nonstop flight route between Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and Chipata, Zambia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between McCarran International Airport (LAS), Las Vegas, Nevada, United States and Chipata Airport (CIP), Chipata, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,905 miles (or 15,941 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 McCarran International Airport and Chipata 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 McCarran International Airport and Chipata Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAS / KLAS |
| Airport Name: | McCarran International Airport |
| Location: | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°4'47"N by 115°9'7"W |
| Area Served: | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Operator/Owner: | Clark County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2181 feet (665 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAS |
| More Information: | LAS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CIP / FLCP |
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| Location: | Chipata, Zambia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 13°33'24"S by 32°35'12"E |
| Airport Type: | Military/Civilian |
| Elevation: | 3359 feet (1,024 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CIP |
| More Information: | CIP Maps & Info |
Facts about McCarran International Airport (LAS):
- In 2012 McCarran ranked 24th in the world for passenger traffic, with 40,799,830 passengers passing through the terminal.
- McCarran International Airport (LAS) has 4 runways.
- The terminal moved from Las Vegas Boulevard South to Paradise Road, opening on March 15, 1963.
- McCarran International Airport handled 40,933,037 passengers last year.
- Between 1986 and 1997, Terminal 2 was built where two separate terminals had been in the 1970s and 1980s.
- In 2008 the D Gates NW wing opened with nine more gates.
- The closest airport to McCarran International Airport (LAS) is Henderson Executive Airport (HSH), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) S of LAS.
- Terminal 3, opened on June 27, 2012, is used for all international flights as well as some domestic airlines.
- The furthest airport from McCarran International Airport (LAS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,305 miles (18,194 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Chipata Airport (CIP):
- The closest airport to Chipata Airport (CIP) is Mfuwe Airport (MFU), which is located 48 miles (78 kilometers) WNW of CIP.
- Chipata Airport (CIP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Chipata Airport", another name for CIP is "ZSE".
- The furthest airport from Chipata Airport (CIP) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,776 miles (18,952 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
