Nonstop flight route between Leadville, Colorado, United States and Merritt Island, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lake County Airport (LXV), Leadville, Colorado, United States and Merritt Island Airport (COI), Merritt Island, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,645 miles (or 2,647 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 County Airport and Merritt Island Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXV / KLXV | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Leadville, Colorado, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°13'13"N by 106°19'0"W | 
| Area Served: | Leadville, Colorado | 
| Operator/Owner: | County Commissioner of Lake County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9927 feet (3,026 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LXV | 
| More Information: | LXV Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | COI / KCOI | 
| Airport Name: | Merritt Island Airport | 
| Location: | Merritt Island, Florida, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°20'30"N by 80°41'8"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Titusville-Cocoa Airport Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from COI | 
| More Information: | COI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Lake County Airport (LXV):
- Because of Lake County Airport's high elevation of 9,927 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LXV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LXV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Lake County Airport (LXV) is Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of LXV.
- The highest helicopter flight training school in the world, RAVCO, operates out of the Lake County Airport.
- Lake County Airport (LXV) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lake County Airport", another name for LXV is "Leadville Airport".
- According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation airport.
- The furthest airport from Lake County Airport (LXV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about Merritt Island Airport (COI):
- The closest airport to Merritt Island Airport (COI) is Patrick Air Force Base (COF), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) SSE of COI.
- The furthest airport from Merritt Island Airport (COI) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,544 miles (18,578 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- An operations building and maintenance hangar were located on the south side of the airfield and the Mosquito Control District had a maintenance hangar on the north side of the airfield.
- Merritt Island Airport (COI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Merritt Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Merritt Island 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.




