Nonstop flight route between Lake Placid, New York, United States and Rock Springs, Wyoming, 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 Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS), Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,772 miles (or 2,851 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 Lake Placid Airport and Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | RKS / KRKS | 
| Airport Name: | Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport | 
| Location: | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°35'39"N by 109°3'55"W | 
| Area Served: | Rock Springs, Wyoming | 
| Operator/Owner: | Rock Springs & Sweetwater County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 6765 feet (2,062 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RKS | 
| More Information: | RKS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lake Placid Airport (LKP):
- 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.
- Lake Placid Airport (LKP) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS):
- The airport covers 1,242 acres at an elevation of 6,765 feet.
- The closest airport to Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) is Kemmerer Municipal Airport (EMM), which is located 79 miles (126 kilometers) WNW of RKS.
- United Airlines DC-3s landed at Rock Springs until 1952.
- Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) has 2 runways.
- Because of Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport's high elevation of 6,765 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at RKS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make RKS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Rock Springs–Sweetwater County Airport (RKS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,864 miles (17,484 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.




