Nonstop flight route between Saranac Lake, New York, United States and Leadville, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), Saranac Lake, New York, United States and Lake County Airport (LXV), Leadville, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,681 miles (or 2,705 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 Adirondack Regional Airport and Lake County Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLK / KSLK |
| Airport Name: | Adirondack Regional Airport |
| Location: | Saranac Lake, New York, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°23'7"N by 74°12'21"W |
| Area Served: | Saranac Lake / Lake Placid |
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Harrietstown |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1663 feet (507 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SLK |
| More Information: | SLK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXV / KLXV |
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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 |
Facts about Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK):
- Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) has 2 runways.
- Day-to-day operations are under the jurisdiction of the airport manager who is appointed by the Town Board.
- The furthest airport from Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,560 miles (18,605 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK) is Lake Placid Airport (LKP), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SE of SLK.
- In the autumn of 1940, a group of local men from the Saranac Lake Planning board got together to discuss the possibility of an airport in the Adirondack Mountains, near Saranac Lake.
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 highest helicopter flight training school in the world, RAVCO, operates out of the Lake County 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.
- According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a general aviation airport.
- Lake County Airport (LXV) currently has only 1 runway.
- At an elevation of 9,927 ft above mean sea level the airport claims the distinction of being North America's highest.
- The closest airport to Lake County Airport (LXV) is Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of LXV.
- In addition to being known as "Lake County Airport", another name for LXV is "Leadville Airport".
