Nonstop flight route between La Grande, Oregon, United States and Ceuta, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(45°17'25"N by 118°0'25"W)
Arrival Airport:
(35°53'32"N by 5°18'20"W)
Distance from LGD to JCU:
5,434.62 miles (8,746.15 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD), La Grande, Oregon, United States and Ceuta Heliport (JCU), Ceuta, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,435 miles (or 8,746 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 La Grande/Union County Airport and Ceuta Heliport, 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 La Grande/Union County Airport and Ceuta Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGD / KLGD |
| Airport Name: | La Grande/Union County Airport |
| Location: | La Grande, Oregon, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°17'25"N by 118°0'25"W |
| Area Served: | La Grande, Oregon |
| Operator/Owner: | Union County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2717 feet (828 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGD |
| More Information: | LGD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | JCU / GECE |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ceuta, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°53'32"N by 5°18'20"W |
| Area Served: | Ceuta |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from JCU |
| More Information: | JCU Maps & Info |
Facts about La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD):
- West Coast Airlines DC-3s stopped there until 1959-60.
- The furthest airport from La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,806 miles (17,391 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD) is Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) SSE of LGD.
- La Grande/Union County Airport (LGD) has 2 runways.
Facts about Ceuta Heliport (JCU):
- The closest airport to Ceuta Heliport (JCU) is Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) N of JCU.
- Because of Ceuta Heliport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Ceuta Heliport 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.
- This infrastructure is key to Ceuta because it allows passengers to connect in minutes through Malaga, giving Ceuta access to almost all cities served from Andalucia.
- The heliport is situated in the port of Ceuta, between the cargo dock and the fishing port, on land reclaimed from the sea in the north of the city.
- Ceuta Heliport handled 5,673 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Ceuta Heliport (JCU) is Whangarei Airport (WRE), which is nearly antipodal to Ceuta Heliport (meaning Ceuta Heliport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whangarei Airport), and is located 12,416 miles (19,982 kilometers) away in Whangarei, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Ceuta Heliport", another name for JCU is "Helipuerto de Ceuta".
- Since 9 January 2004, it has been possible to fly to Ceuta from Málaga by helicopter.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.76 miles (52.72 km) SSE | Baker City Municipal Airport (BKE) | Baker City, Oregon, United States |     |
| 2 | 49.14 miles (79.08 km) NW | Eastern Oregon Regional Airport (PDT) | Pendleton, Oregon, United States | |
| 3 | 57.22 miles (92.09 km) NNW | Walla Walla Regional AirportWalla Walla Army Air Base (ALW) | Walla Walla, Washington, United States | |
| 4 | 71.06 miles (114.37 km) WNW | Hermiston Municipal Airport (HES) | Hermiston, Oregon, United States | |
| 5 | 77.29 miles (124.39 km) SW | Grant County Regional Airport (GCRA) (JDA) | John Day, Oregon, United States | |
| 6 | 86.04 miles (138.47 km) NW | Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) | Pasco, Washington, United States | |
| 7 | 88.83 miles (142.96 km) NNE | Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (LWS) | Lewiston, Idaho, United States | |
| 8 | 93.93 miles (151.17 km) NW | Richland Airport (RLD) | Richland, Washington, United States | |
| 9 | 97.00 miles (156.11 km) ESE | McCall Municipal Airport (MYL) | McCall, Idaho, United States | |
| 10 | 100.48 miles (161.71 km) SSE | Ontario Municipal Airport (ONO) | Ontario, Oregon, United States | |
| 11 | 109.28 miles (175.87 km) NNE | Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport (PUW) | Pullman, Washington (near Moscow, Idaho), United States | |
| 12 | 126.32 miles (203.30 km) SSW | Burns Municipal Airport (BNO) | Burns, Oregon, United States | |
| 13 | 146.61 miles (235.95 km) NNW | Grant County International Airport (MWH) | Moses Lake, Washington, United States | |
| 14 | 148.22 miles (238.54 km) SE | Boise Airport (BOI) | Boise, Idaho, United States | |
| 15 | 150.52 miles (242.23 km) NW | Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) | Yakima, Washington, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,806.09 miles (17,390.68 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 10,739.31 miles (17,283.20 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,719.12 miles (17,250.71 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 10,711.15 miles (17,237.88 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,701.65 miles (17,222.59 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,670.92 miles (17,173.14 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,601.38 miles (17,061.22 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,585.70 miles (17,035.99 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,517.78 miles (16,926.69 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,507.01 miles (16,909.36 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,499.38 miles (16,897.08 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,466.08 miles (16,843.49 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,448.22 miles (16,814.73 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,445.16 miles (16,809.82 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,439.41 miles (16,800.56 km) ESE | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.04 miles (29.03 km) N | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 2 | 20.61 miles (33.17 km) S | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 3 | 20.61 miles (33.17 km) S | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 4 | 36.10 miles (58.10 km) WSW | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| 5 | 70.30 miles (113.13 km) NE | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 6 | 72.32 miles (116.38 km) NW | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 7 | 96.13 miles (154.71 km) ESE | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 8 | 110.41 miles (177.69 km) NNW | Seville Airport (SVQ) | Seville, Spain | |
| 9 | 123.37 miles (198.54 km) NE | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 10 | 132.06 miles (212.54 km) SW | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 11 | 137.05 miles (220.56 km) S | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 12 | 137.21 miles (220.81 km) N | Córdoba Airport (ODB) | Córdoba, Spain | |
| 13 | 138.63 miles (223.11 km) ESE | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 14 | 151.26 miles (243.42 km) SSW | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 15 | 166.91 miles (268.62 km) WNW | Faro International Airport (FAO) | Faro, Portugal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,416.46 miles (19,982.31 km) ESE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,391.88 miles (19,942.75 km) E | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,387.12 miles (19,935.09 km) WSW | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,378.93 miles (19,921.91 km) ESE | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,374.95 miles (19,915.50 km) SE | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,359.89 miles (19,891.27 km) SW | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,359.53 miles (19,890.69 km) S | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,356.71 miles (19,886.14 km) S | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,339.27 miles (19,858.07 km) SE | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,337.18 miles (19,854.71 km) SSW | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,297.00 miles (19,790.06 km) SSW | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,295.92 miles (19,788.31 km) SSW | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,288.29 miles (19,776.03 km) SSW | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,259.39 miles (19,729.52 km) SSW | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,250.59 miles (19,715.36 km) SW | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |