Nonstop flight route between Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States and Afutara, Solomon Islands:
Departure Airport:
(29°6'30"N by 95°27'43"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°11'29"S by 160°56'53"E)
Distance from LJN to AFT:
7,343.34 miles (11,817.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN), Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States and Afutara Airport (AFT), Afutara, Solomon Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,343 miles (or 11,818 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 Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport and Afutara 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 Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport and Afutara Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LJN / KLBX |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°6'30"N by 95°27'43"W |
| Area Served: | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas |
| Operator/Owner: | Brazoria County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 25 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LJN |
| More Information: | LJN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AFT / AGAF |
| Airport Name: | Afutara Airport |
| Location: | Afutara, Solomon Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°11'29"S by 160°56'53"E |
| Area Served: | Afutara |
| View all routes: | Routes from AFT |
| More Information: | AFT Maps & Info |
Facts about Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN):
- In addition to being known as "Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport", another name for LJN is "LBX".
- The closest airport to Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) is Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of LJN.
- The furthest airport from Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,026 miles (17,744 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Following the opening of the Brazoria County Airport, Metro Airlines, which by then had changed its name from Houston Metro Airlines, occasionally used larger, flight attendant staffed Short 330 commuter airliner turboprops in addition to the smaller de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter STOL turboprops on flights to and from Houston Intercontinental.
- Because of Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 25 feet, planes can take off or land at Texas Gulf Coast 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.
- Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport covers an area of 674 acres which contains one concrete paved runway measuring 7,000 x 100 ft.
Facts about Afutara Airport (AFT):
- The furthest airport from Afutara Airport (AFT) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is nearly antipodal to Afutara Airport (meaning Afutara Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bubaque Airport), and is located 12,174 miles (19,593 kilometers) away in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.
- The closest airport to Afutara Airport (AFT) is Uru Harbour Airport (ATD), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) N of AFT.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.97 miles (41.79 km) WSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 37.37 miles (60.14 km) NNW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 3 | 37.87 miles (60.95 km) ENE | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 38.71 miles (62.29 km) NNE | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 38.99 miles (62.75 km) NNE | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 42.64 miles (68.62 km) N | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 42.94 miles (69.10 km) WNW | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 50.64 miles (81.50 km) NNW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 54.48 miles (87.68 km) WSW | Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX) | Palacios, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 55.95 miles (90.05 km) NNE | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 60.95 miles (98.09 km) N | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 66.09 miles (106.37 km) N | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 85.99 miles (138.39 km) N | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 89.79 miles (144.50 km) W | Victoria Regional Airport (VCT) | Victoria, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 100.15 miles (161.18 km) NE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,025.59 miles (17,743.92 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,959.58 miles (17,637.69 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,653.59 miles (17,145.25 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,647.84 miles (17,136.00 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,632.45 miles (17,111.23 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,624.22 miles (17,097.97 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,617.71 miles (17,087.50 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,613.10 miles (17,080.09 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,608.99 miles (17,073.48 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,596.39 miles (17,053.19 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,587.73 miles (17,039.26 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,580.85 miles (17,028.18 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,567.97 miles (17,007.45 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,565.82 miles (17,003.99 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,562.54 miles (16,998.71 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.39 miles (36.04 km) N | Uru Harbour Airport (ATD) | Atoifi, Malaita, Solomon Islands | |
| 2 | 38.68 miles (62.26 km) NNW | Auki Gwaunaru'u Airport (AKS) | Auki / Gwaunaru'u, Solomon Islands | |
| 3 | 63.09 miles (101.53 km) WSW | Honiara International Airport (formerly Henderson Field) (HIR) | Honiara, Guadalcanal Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 4 | 83.87 miles (134.98 km) ESE | Ulawa Airport (RNA) | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 5 | 84.81 miles (136.49 km) WSW | Mbambanakira Airport (MBU) | Mbambanakira, Solomon Islands | |
| 6 | 108.34 miles (174.36 km) SE | Kirakira Airport (IRA) | Kirakira, Makira Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 7 | 118.17 miles (190.18 km) W | Yandina Airport (XYA) | Yandina, Solomon Islands | |
| 8 | 119.91 miles (192.98 km) NW | Fera Airport (FRE) | Maringe, Fera Island, Isabel Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 9 | 165.45 miles (266.27 km) SSW | Bellona/Anua Airport (BNY) | Anua, Bellona Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 10 | 258.63 miles (416.22 km) WNW | Munda Airport (MUA) | Munda, New Georgia Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 11 | 263.27 miles (423.69 km) WNW | Kaghau Airport (KGE) | Kagau Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 12 | 289.01 miles (465.12 km) WNW | Nusatupe Airport (GZO) | Gizo / Nusatupe, Western Province, Solomon Islands | |
| 13 | 355.48 miles (572.09 km) WNW | Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) | Choiseul Bay, Taro Island, Solomon Islands | |
| 14 | 377.98 miles (608.31 km) WNW | Balalae Airport (BAS) | Ballalae, Solomon Islands | |
| 15 | 387.92 miles (624.29 km) WNW | Mono Airport (MNY) | Stirling Island, Treasury Islands, Solomon Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,174.30 miles (19,592.59 km) NW | Bubaque Airport (BQE) | Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 2 | 12,164.89 miles (19,577.45 km) NW | Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) | Cap Skirring, Senegal | |
| 3 | 12,139.88 miles (19,537.19 km) NW | Osvaldo Vieira International Airport (OXB) | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | |
| 4 | 12,137.89 miles (19,534.00 km) NW | Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) | Ziguinchor, Senegal | |
| 5 | 12,107.40 miles (19,484.92 km) NNW | Banjul International Airport (BJL) | Banjul, Gambia | |
| 6 | 12,089.90 miles (19,456.76 km) WNW | Boké Baralande Airport (BKJ) | Boké, Guinea | |
| 7 | 12,065.03 miles (19,416.73 km) W | Conakry International Airport (CKY) | Conakry, Guinea | |
| 8 | 12,059.63 miles (19,408.05 km) NW | Kolda North Airport (KDA) | Kolda, Senegal | |
| 9 | 12,055.01 miles (19,400.60 km) WNW | Fria Airport (FIG) | Fria, Guinea | |
| 10 | 12,039.21 miles (19,375.18 km) NNW | Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport (DKR) | Dakar, Senegal | |
| 11 | 12,038.78 miles (19,374.50 km) NNW | Kaolack Airport (KLC) | Kaolack, Senegal | |
| 12 | 12,035.09 miles (19,368.55 km) W | Lungi International Airport (FNA) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 13 | 12,028.62 miles (19,358.14 km) W | Hastings Airport (HGS) | Freetown, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 11,985.42 miles (19,288.61 km) WNW | Sambailo Airport (SBI) | Koundara, Guinea | |
| 15 | 11,975.72 miles (19,273.01 km) WNW | Sherbro International Airport (BTE) | Bonthe, Sierra Leone | |