Nonstop flight route between Lincang, Yunnan, China and Lansing, Michigan, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lincang Airport (LNJ), Lincang, Yunnan, China and Capital Region International Airport (LAN), Lansing, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,832 miles (or 12,604 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 Lincang Airport and Capital Region International 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 Lincang Airport and Capital Region International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lincang Airport (LNJ):

• In addition to being known as "Lincang Airport", other names for LNJ include "临沧机场" and "Líncāng Jīchǎng".
• Lincang Airport (LNJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Lincang Airport (LNJ) is Dehong Mangshi Airport (LUM), which is located 104 miles (167 kilometers) WNW of LNJ.
• The furthest airport from Lincang Airport (LNJ) is Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF), which is located 11,833 miles (19,044 kilometers) away in Antofagasta, Chile.

Facts about Capital Region International Airport (LAN):

• In January 2008 Capital Region International Airport was designated as an International Port of Entry into the United States, with Customs and Border Protection officers on duty to process international passengers and air freight.
• Capital Region International Airport (LAN) has 3 runways.
• President Bill Clinton landed at the airport aboard Air Force One on July 22, 1999, to hold a forum on Medicare at Lansing Community College.
• The furthest airport from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,212 miles (18,044 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The airport is owned and operated by the Capital Region Airport Authority, an eight-member governing board.
• In July 2011 Eastern Michigan University announced that its flight-training program would begin operating out of the Lansing airport in September, coinciding with the elimination of Lansing Community College's aviation flight program.
• The closest airport to Capital Region International Airport (LAN) is Jackson County Airport (JXN), which is located 36 miles (59 kilometers) S of LAN.
• In the early 1960s Lansing Community College leased the Francis Aviation Complex at Capital City Airport.
• Because of Capital Region International Airport's relatively low elevation of 861 feet, planes can take off or land at Capital Region International 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.