Nonstop flight route between Liangping, Chongqing, China and Lafayette, Louisiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(30°40'45"N by 107°47'9"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°12'19"N by 91°59'14"W)
Distance from LIA to LFT:
8,034.10 miles (12,929.60 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Liangping Airport (LIA), Liangping, Chongqing, China and Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), Lafayette, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,034 miles (or 12,930 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 Liangping Airport and Lafayette Regional 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 Liangping Airport and Lafayette Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIA / ZULP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Liangping, Chongqing, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°40'45"N by 107°47'9"E |
| Area Served: | Wanzhou |
| Airport Type: | Military/Former public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LIA |
| More Information: | LIA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LFT / KLFT |
| Airport Name: | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Location: | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'19"N by 91°59'14"W |
| Area Served: | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | City & Parish of Lafayette |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LFT |
| More Information: | LFT Maps & Info |
Facts about Liangping Airport (LIA):
- The closest airport to Liangping Airport (LIA) is Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX), which is located 38 miles (61 kilometers) NW of LIA.
- The furthest airport from Liangping Airport (LIA) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Liangping Airport (meaning Liangping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,357 miles (19,886 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- In addition to being known as "Liangping Airport", another name for LIA is "梁平机场".
- During World War II, the airport was known as Liangshan Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces Fourteenth Air Force as part of the China Defensive Campaign.
- Liangping Airport (LIA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT):
- The closest airport to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) is Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of LFT.
- The airport is located next to U.S.
- Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) has 3 runways.
- Because of Lafayette Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Lafayette Regional 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.
- In March 2001, Air Force One landed in Lafayette transporting President George W.
- In 1948 Eastern Air Lines began the first scheduled passenger service.
- The furthest airport from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,070 miles (17,815 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The first jet service into the airport was operated by Texas International Airlines with Douglas DC-9-10 twinjets to Houston, Dallas/Ft.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.68 miles (60.64 km) NW | Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) | Dazhou, Sichuan, China |     |
| 2 | 39.18 miles (63.06 km) ENE | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 3 | 95.25 miles (153.29 km) SW | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 4 | 96.91 miles (155.96 km) W | Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) | Nanchong, Sichuan, China | |
| 5 | 101.65 miles (163.59 km) SE | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 6 | 104.14 miles (167.59 km) ESE | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 7 | 155.49 miles (250.23 km) NNE | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 8 | 164.66 miles (264.99 km) ENE | Shennongjia Hongping Airport (HPG) | Shennongjia, Hubei, China | |
| 9 | 170.43 miles (274.29 km) NW | Guangyuan Airport (GYS) | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | |
| 10 | 170.94 miles (275.10 km) NNW | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| 11 | 187.62 miles (301.94 km) WNW | Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) | Mianyang, Sichuan, China | |
| 12 | 191.20 miles (307.71 km) SW | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 13 | 192.86 miles (310.38 km) ESE | Zhangjiajie Airport (DYG) | Zhangjiajie, Hunan, China | |
| 14 | 213.87 miles (344.19 km) SSE | Tongren Fenghuang Airport (TEN) | Tongren, Guizhou, China | |
| 15 | 218.67 miles (351.91 km) SSW | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,356.52 miles (19,885.85 km) SW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,274.11 miles (19,753.21 km) SSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,231.51 miles (19,684.66 km) SSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,203.39 miles (19,639.41 km) WSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,186.80 miles (19,612.71 km) SW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,181.05 miles (19,603.44 km) S | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 7 | 12,179.02 miles (19,600.18 km) SSW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 8 | 12,121.02 miles (19,506.84 km) SSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,100.56 miles (19,473.92 km) WSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,100.37 miles (19,473.61 km) SSW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 11 | 12,087.46 miles (19,452.83 km) SW | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,070.81 miles (19,426.04 km) SSW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,049.30 miles (19,391.41 km) WSW | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,028.80 miles (19,358.43 km) S | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,022.84 miles (19,348.84 km) WSW | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.13 miles (21.12 km) SSE | Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | |
| 2 | 25.29 miles (40.70 km) NNW | St. Landry Parish Airport (OPL) | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | |
| 3 | 46.64 miles (75.06 km) NE | False River Regional Airport (HZR) | New Roads, Louisiana, United States | |
| 4 | 51.78 miles (83.33 km) SE | Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN) | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | |
| 5 | 54.81 miles (88.21 km) ENE | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| 6 | 69.00 miles (111.04 km) W | Chennault International Airport (CWF) | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| 7 | 74.03 miles (119.13 km) W | Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| 8 | 84.21 miles (135.53 km) NNW | Esler Field (ESF) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
| 9 | 84.39 miles (135.81 km) NNW | Alexandria International Airport (AEX) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
| 10 | 90.92 miles (146.33 km) ESE | Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM) | Houma, Louisiana, United States | |
| 11 | 91.40 miles (147.09 km) WNW | Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) | De Ridder, Louisiana, United States | |
| 12 | 104.41 miles (168.03 km) E | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 105.56 miles (169.88 km) NNE | Natchez–Adams County Airport (HEZ) | Natchez, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 112.37 miles (180.85 km) NE | McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB) | McComb, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 117.62 miles (189.29 km) E | Lakefront Airport (NEW) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,069.93 miles (17,815.28 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,853.26 miles (17,466.58 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,843.91 miles (17,451.54 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,834.83 miles (17,436.92 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,832.19 miles (17,432.67 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,826.68 miles (17,423.81 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,826.12 miles (17,422.91 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,818.00 miles (17,409.83 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,807.95 miles (17,393.67 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,802.28 miles (17,384.54 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,788.30 miles (17,362.05 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,782.70 miles (17,353.03 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,779.82 miles (17,348.39 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,774.60 miles (17,340.00 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,758.61 miles (17,314.27 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |