Nonstop flight route between Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States and Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between William T. Piper Memorial Airport (LHV), Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 159 miles (or 256 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 William T. Piper Memorial Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LHV / KLHV |
| Airport Name: | William T. Piper Memorial Airport |
| Location: | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°8'8"N by 77°25'19"W |
| Area Served: | Lock Haven, Pennsylvania |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Lock Haven |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 556 feet (169 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LHV |
| More Information: | LHV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCA / KDCA |
| Airport Name: | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
| Location: | Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°51'7"N by 77°2'16"W |
| Area Served: | Washington Metropolitan Area |
| Operator/Owner: | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DCA |
| More Information: | DCA Maps & Info |
Facts about William T. Piper Memorial Airport (LHV):
- The furthest airport from William T. Piper Memorial Airport (LHV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,591 miles (18,653 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The airport is home to AvSport of Lock Haven, a flight school specializing in Sport Pilot training in Light Sport Aircraft.
- The closest airport to William T. Piper Memorial Airport (LHV) is Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) ENE of LHV.
- Because of William T. Piper Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 556 feet, planes can take off or land at William T. Piper Memorial 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.
- William T. Piper Memorial Airport (LHV) has 2 runways.
Facts about Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):
- Because of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Ronald Reagan Washington National 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 Washington National Airport Terminal and South Hangar Line were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
- Originally the airport had no perimeter rule.
- Other than 40 slot exemptions, flights into and out of DCA are not allowed to exceed 1,250 statute miles in any direction nonstop, in an effort to send air traffic to the larger but more distant Washington Dulles International Airport.
- Reagan National Airport has noise restrictions that are some of the most restrictive in the country.
- The furthest airport from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of DCA.
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has 3 runways.
- The runway layout has changed little, except for the 1956 closure of a fourth, east–west runway now used for taxiing and aircraft parking.
- With the addition of more flights and limited space in the aging main terminal, the airport began an extensive renovation and expansion in the 1990s.
