Nonstop flight route between Los Angeles, California, United States and Chiayi, Taiwan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California, United States and Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI), Chiayi, Taiwan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,902 miles (or 11,108 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 Angeles International Airport and Chiayi Airport (Shueishang 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 Los Angeles International Airport and Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):

• The closest airport to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) ESE of LAX.
• Starting in the mid-1990s, under Mayors Richard Riordan and James Hahn, modernization and expansion plans for LAX were prepared, only to be stymied by a coalition of residents who live near the airport.
• LAX is the busiest airport in the Greater Los Angeles Area.
• The furthest airport from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,487 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• In 1958, the architecture firm Pereira & Luckman was contracted to plan the re-design of the airport for the "jet age".
• In 1928, the Los Angeles City Council selected 640 acres in the southern part of Westchester for a new airport for the city.
• Because of Los Angeles International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Angeles 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.
• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has 4 runways.
• Before the 1930s, existing airports used a two-letter abbreviation based on the weather stations at the airports.
• Los Angeles International Airport handled 66,667,619 passengers last year.

Facts about Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI):

• The airport was opened on 1 January 1978.
• Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport)", other names for CYI include "嘉義航空站水上機場" and "Jiāyì HángkōngzhànShuǐshàng Jīchǎng".
• The closest airport to Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) is Tainan Airport (TNN), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) SSW of CYI.
• Because of Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 82 feet, planes can take off or land at Chiayi Airport (Shueishang 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 Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (CYI) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) (meaning Chiayi Airport (Shueishang Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,320 miles (19,827 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.