Nonstop flight route between Lijiang City, Yunnan, China and Marathon, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG), Lijiang City, Yunnan, China and Florida Keys Marathon Airport (MTH), Marathon, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,884 miles (or 14,297 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 Lijiang Sanyi Airport and Florida Keys Marathon 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 Lijiang Sanyi Airport and Florida Keys Marathon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LJG / ZPLJ |
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Location: | Lijiang City, Yunnan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°40'45"N by 100°14'44"E |
Area Served: | Lijiang, Yunnan |
Operator/Owner: | Yunnan Airport Group |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LJG |
More Information: | LJG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MTH / KMTH |
Airport Name: | Florida Keys Marathon Airport |
Location: | Marathon, Florida, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°43'33"N by 81°3'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | Monroe County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MTH |
More Information: | MTH Maps & Info |
Facts about Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG):
- The airport has one runway numbered 02/20, 3,000 metres in length with turning bases at both ends of the runway.
- Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) is Chañaral Airport (CNR), which is located 11,871 miles (19,104 kilometers) away in Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile.
- Built in 1995, the civil airport is 25 km to the south of the city proper.
- In addition to being known as "Lijiang Sanyi Airport", other names for LJG include "丽江三义机场" and "Lìjiāng Sānyì Jīchǎng".
- ^Note 1 Tigerair's flight from Lijiang to Singapore includes a 35-minute stop-over at Chiang Rai.
- The closest airport to Lijiang Sanyi Airport (LJG) is Dali Airport (DLU), which is located 71 miles (115 kilometers) S of LJG.
Facts about Florida Keys Marathon Airport (MTH):
- In mid summer of 2007, Delta announced it would end service to Marathon Airport due to low demand.
- The closest airport to Florida Keys Marathon Airport (MTH) is NAS Key West (NQX), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) WSW of MTH.
- Because of Florida Keys Marathon Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Florida Keys Marathon 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 Florida Keys Marathon Airport (MTH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,560 miles (18,603 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Marathon Airport was originally constructed by the United States Navy in the early 1940s as Outlying Field Marathon, an auxiliary airfield to Naval Air Station Key West.
- Florida Keys Marathon Airport (MTH) currently has only 1 runway.