Nonstop flight route between Luleå, Sweden and Yakima, Washington, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Luleå Airport (LLA), Luleå, Sweden and Yakima Air Terminal (YKM), Yakima, Washington, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,438 miles (or 7,142 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 Luleå Airport and Yakima Air Terminal, 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 Luleå Airport and Yakima Air Terminal. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Luleå Airport (LLA):

• Luleå Airport (LLA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Luleå Airport's relatively low elevation of 65 feet, planes can take off or land at Luleå 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 Luleå Airport (LLA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,777 miles (17,343 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Luleå Airport (LLA) is Skellefteå Airport (SFT), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) SSW of LLA.

Facts about Yakima Air Terminal (YKM):

• The airport is also home to Cub Crafters, a manufacturer of light sport and light utility aircraft.
• The closest airport to Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) is Vagabond Army Heliport (closed to fixed-wing aircraft) (FCT), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) NNE of YKM.
• The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's contract control tower and will require pilots to rely on air traffic controllers from other area airports.
• In addition to being known as "Yakima Air Terminal", another name for YKM is "McAllister Field".
• The furthest airport from Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,797 miles (17,377 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• Yakima Air Terminal (YKM) has 2 runways.