Nonstop flight route between Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands and Los Angeles, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Mili Airport (MIJ), Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,831 miles (or 7,776 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 Mili Airport and Los Angeles 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 Mili Airport and Los Angeles 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 Mili Airport (MIJ):

• The furthest airport from Mili Airport (MIJ) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,997 miles (19,307 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
• Mili Airport (MIJ) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Mili Airport (MIJ) is Enejit Airport (EJT), which is located only 18 miles (28 kilometers) E of MIJ.
• Because of Mili Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Mili 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 "Mili Airport", another name for MIJ is "1Q9".

Facts about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):

• In the new terminal area west of Sepulveda Blvd that started opening in 1961, each terminal had a satellite building out in the middle of the tarmac, reached by underground tunnels from the ticketing area.
• The closest airport to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) ESE of LAX.
• Los Angeles International Airport handled 66,667,619 passengers last year.
• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has 4 runways.
• In 1981, LAX began a $700 million expansion in preparation for the 1984 Summer Olympics.
• LAX has been a hub for TWA, Air California, Braniff International, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Pacific Southwest Airlines, US Airways, Western Airlines, and the Flying Tiger Line.
• LAX has nine passenger terminals arranged in the shape of the letter U or a horseshoe.
• The furthest airport from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,487 miles (18,487 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
• Because of Los Angeles International Airport's relatively low elevation of 126 feet, planes can take off or land at Los Angeles 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 2012, LAX was the sixth busiest airport in the world by passenger volume with 63,688,121 passengers, an increase of 3% from 2011.