Nonstop flight route between New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Huacaraje, Bolivia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Huacaraje Airport (BVK), Huacaraje, Bolivia would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,487 miles (or 5,612 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and Huacaraje 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and Huacaraje Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):

• British Airways operated nonstop service to London and Mexico City in the early 1980s with the Lockheed L-1011-500 TriStar which was the long range version of the widebody trijet.
• Starting in 1946 passengers used a large, hangar-like makeshift structure, until a new terminal complex, designed by Goldstein Parham & Labouisse and Herbert A.
• The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
• The furthest airport from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
• The city chose Iftikhar Ahmad to be the director of aviation.
• Plans for Moisant Field began in 1940, as evidence mounted that New Orleans' older Shushan Airport was too small.
• Southwest Airlines now carries the most passengers at New Orleans.
• The airport was originally named after daredevil aviator John Moisant, who died in 1910 in an airplane crash on agricultural land where the airport is now located.
• Eastern Air Lines began service into New Orleans as early as 1935 with Douglas DC-2s and DC-3s to Atlanta, Washington D.C.
• Japan Airlines used New Orleans as a stop for "special schedule" service between Tokyo, Japan and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the mid 1960s and early 1970s.
• In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
• Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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.

Facts about Huacaraje Airport (BVK):

• The furthest airport from Huacaraje Airport (BVK) is Lubang Airport (LBX), which is nearly antipodal to Huacaraje Airport (meaning Huacaraje Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Lubang Airport), and is located 12,169 miles (19,584 kilometers) away in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines.
• Huacaraje Airport (BVK) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Huacaraje Airport", another name for BVK is "Huacaraje Airport (Huacaraje)".
• The closest airport to Huacaraje Airport (BVK) is Magdalena Airport (MGD), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NW of BVK.
• Because of Huacaraje Airport's relatively low elevation of 453 feet, planes can take off or land at Huacaraje 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.