Nonstop flight route between La Romana, Dominican Republic and Houston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between La Romana International Airport (LRM), La Romana, Dominican Republic and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,840 miles (or 2,961 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 La Romana International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about La Romana International Airport (LRM):

• The closest airport to La Romana International Airport (LRM) is Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) ENE of LRM.
• La Romana International Airport (LRM) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of La Romana International Airport's relatively low elevation of 213 feet, planes can take off or land at La Romana 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.
• In addition to being known as "La Romana International Airport", another name for LRM is "Aeropuerto Internacional La Romana".
• The airport consists of a main terminal with 4 modern gates.
• The furthest airport from La Romana International Airport (LRM) is RAAF Learmonth (LEA), which is nearly antipodal to La Romana International Airport (meaning La Romana International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from RAAF Learmonth), and is located 12,111 miles (19,491 kilometers) away in Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia.
• La Romana International Airport handled 225,550 passengers last year.
• The Airport receives flights from the United States, Canada and Europe.

Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):

• In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".
• There are three main entrances into IAH's terminal areas.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
• Houston Intercontinental had been scheduled to open in 1967, but design changes regarding the terminals created cost overruns and construction delays.
• The closest airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of IAH.
• Atlas Air offers a thrice-weekly charter service to Luanda, Angola on behalf of SonAir.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
• In December 2009 the Houston City Council approved a plan to allow Midway Cos.
• George Bush Intercontinental Airport served 40,187,442 passengers in 2011 making the airport the tenth busiest for total passengers in North America.
• The furthest airport from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Because of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at George Bush Intercontinental 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.