Nonstop flight route between Salt Lake City, Utah, United States and New York City, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Salt Lake City, Utah, United States and LaGuardia Airport (LGA), New York City, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,978 miles (or 3,182 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 Salt Lake City International Airport and LaGuardia Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLC / KSLC |
Airport Name: | Salt Lake City International Airport |
Location: | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°47'17"N by 111°58'40"W |
Area Served: | Northern Utah area and beyond |
Operator/Owner: | Salt Lake City |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4227 feet (1,288 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLC |
More Information: | SLC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGA / KLGA |
Airport Name: | LaGuardia Airport |
Location: | New York City, New York, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°46'38"N by 73°52'21"W |
Area Served: | New York City |
Operator/Owner: | City of New York |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 21 feet (6 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LGA |
More Information: | LGA Maps & Info |
Facts about Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC):
- Salt Lake City International Airport handled 20,102,078 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Skypark Airport (BTF), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNE of SLC.
- During the 1980s the airport saw further expansion to both terminals as well as runway extension.
- Because of Salt Lake City International Airport's high elevation of 4,227 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In 1925 the postal service began awarding contracts to private companies.
- Delta Air Lines and Frontier Airlines have scheduled flights to cities in Canada, Mexico, and France.
- The airport has free Wi-Fi internet access.
- Charles Lindbergh visited Woodward Field in 1927 drawing many spectators to see The Spirit of St.
- Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) has 4 runways.
- The furthest airport from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Recently the airport has upgraded its access roads and parking facilities in preparation for a new terminal.
- Delta Air Lines' Sky Club, located between concourses C and D, is the only lounge at this airport.
Facts about LaGuardia Airport (LGA):
- The furthest airport from LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,754 miles (18,917 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Newspaper accounts alternately referred to the airfield as New York Municipal Airport and LaGuardia Field until the modern name was officially applied when the airport moved to Port of New York Authority control under a lease with New York City on June 1, 1947.
- LaGuardia Airport (LGA) has 2 runways.
- LaGuardia has four terminals connected by buses and walkways.
- The closest airport to LaGuardia Airport (LGA) is Flushing Airport (closed 1984) (FLU), which is located only 2 miles (3 kilometers) E of LGA.
- In 1986, Pan Am restarted flights at the MAT with the purchase of New York Air's shuttle service between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C.
- The airport was dedicated on October 15, 1939, as the New York Municipal Airport and opened for business on December 2 of that year.
- Because of LaGuardia Airport's relatively low elevation of 21 feet, planes can take off or land at LaGuardia 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.
- LaGuardia is the busiest airport in the United States without any non-stop service to Europe.