Nonstop flight route between Los Angeles, California, United States and Umeå, Sweden:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California, United States and Umeå Airport (UME), Umeå, Sweden would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,317 miles (or 8,557 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 Umeå 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 Umeå 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):

• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has 4 runways.
• Mines Field opened as the airport of Los Angeles in 1930 and the city purchased it to be a municipal airfield in 1937.
• 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.
• Los Angeles International Airport handled 66,667,619 passengers last year.
• The airport is a hub for United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, and a focus city for Southwest Airlines, Allegiant Air, Air New Zealand, Qantas, Virgin America and Volaris.
• On April 29, 1992, the airport closed for violence and cleanup after the 1992 Los Angeles Riots over the Rodney King beating.
• 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.
• The airport closed again on January 17, 1994 after the Northridge earthquake.
• 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.
• The April 1957 Official Airline Guide showed 66 weekday departures on United Airlines, 32 American Airlines, 32 Western Airlines, 27 TWA, nine Southwest, five Bonanza Air Lines and three Mexicana Airlines.

Facts about Umeå Airport (UME):

• The closest airport to Umeå Airport (UME) is Örnsköldsvik Airport (OER), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) WSW of UME.
• Umeå Airport (UME) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Umeå Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Umeå 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 airport was inaugurated in May 1962, but had its first flight in 1961.
• The furthest airport from Umeå Airport (UME) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,907 miles (17,554 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.