Nonstop flight route between Lake Placid, New York, United States and Bethel, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lake Placid Airport (LKP), Lake Placid, New York, United States and Bethel Airport (BET), Bethel, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,560 miles (or 5,730 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 Lake Placid Airport and Bethel 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 Lake Placid Airport and Bethel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LKP / KLKP | 
| Airport Name: | Lake Placid Airport | 
| Location: | Lake Placid, New York, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°15'51"N by 73°57'42"W | 
| Area Served: | Lake Placid, New York | 
| Operator/Owner: | North Elba Park District | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1747 feet (532 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LKP | 
| More Information: | LKP Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BET / PABE | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Bethel, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 60°46'42"N by 161°50'13"W | 
| Area Served: | Bethel, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Central Region | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BET | 
| More Information: | BET Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lake Placid Airport (LKP):
- Lake Placid Airport (LKP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lake Placid Airport (LKP) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,574 miles (18,627 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Lake Placid Airport (LKP) is Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) NW of LKP.
Facts about Bethel Airport (BET):
- Bethel Airport (BET) has 3 runways.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 140,291 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 134,848 enplanements in 2009, and 144,353 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Bethel Airport (BET) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,584 miles (17,034 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
- The closest airport to Bethel Airport (BET) is Bethel Seaplane Base (JBT), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) E of BET.
- In addition to being known as "Bethel Airport", other names for BET include "(former Bethel Air Base)" and "(former Todd Army Airfield)".
- Because of Bethel Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Bethel 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.




