Nonstop flight route between Satu Mare, Romania and Lafayette, Louisiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(47°42'11"N by 22°53'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°12'19"N by 91°59'14"W)
Distance from SUJ to LFT:
5,712.27 miles (9,192.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Satu Mare Airport (SUJ), Satu Mare, Romania and Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), Lafayette, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,712 miles (or 9,193 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 Satu Mare Airport and Lafayette Regional 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 Satu Mare Airport and Lafayette Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SUJ / LRSM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Satu Mare, Romania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°42'11"N by 22°53'8"E |
| Area Served: | Satu Mare County |
| Operator/Owner: | Consiliul Judeţean Satu Mare |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 414 feet (126 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SUJ |
| More Information: | SUJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LFT / KLFT |
| Airport Name: | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Location: | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'19"N by 91°59'14"W |
| Area Served: | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | City & Parish of Lafayette |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LFT |
| More Information: | LFT Maps & Info |
Facts about Satu Mare Airport (SUJ):
- Satu Mare Airport handled 16,192 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Satu Mare Airport", other names for SUJ include "Satu Mare International Airport" and "Aeroportul Satu Mare".
- Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Satu Mare Airport's relatively low elevation of 414 feet, planes can take off or land at Satu Mare 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.
- The closest airport to Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) is Baia Mare Airport (BAY), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) E of SUJ.
- The furthest airport from Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,469 miles (18,458 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT):
- Because of Lafayette Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Lafayette Regional 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.
- The furthest airport from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,070 miles (17,815 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) has 3 runways.
- The three airlines at Lafayette, American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express, now use regional jets, although Delta has announced it will begin mainline service nonstop to Atlanta on July 3, 2014 using the Boeing 717 jetliner.
- The last major airline jet service for the airport was operated by Continental Airlines with Boeing 737-300 and Boeing 737-500 jetliners nonstop to Houston.
- The closest airport to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) is Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of LFT.
- United Airlines has announced new daily nonstop service to Denver from the airport effective August 19, 2014.
- In 1948 Eastern Air Lines began the first scheduled passenger service.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 27.20 miles (43.77 km) E | Baia Mare Airport (BAY) | Baia Mare, Romania |     |
| 2 | 61.01 miles (98.19 km) WSW | Debrecen International Airport (DEB) | Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar, Hungary | |
| 3 | 65.66 miles (105.67 km) SW | Oradea Airport (OMR) | Oradea, Romania | |
| 4 | 73.73 miles (118.65 km) SSE | Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport (CLJ) | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | |
| 5 | 100.67 miles (162.02 km) NW | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 6 | 101.57 miles (163.45 km) WNW | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary | |
| 7 | 111.57 miles (179.55 km) SE | Târgu Mureș International Airport (TGM) | Târgu-Mureş, Romania | |
| 8 | 116.21 miles (187.03 km) NE | Ivano-Frankivsk International Airport (IFO) | Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine | |
| 9 | 130.35 miles (209.78 km) SW | Arad International Airport (ARW) | Arad, Romania | |
| 10 | 144.15 miles (231.99 km) SSE | Sibiu International Airport (SBZ) | Sibiu, Romania | |
| 11 | 148.21 miles (238.52 km) ENE | Chernivtsi International Airport (CWC) | Chernivtsi, Ukraine | |
| 12 | 149.92 miles (241.27 km) SSW | Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) | Timişoara, Romania | |
| 13 | 153.67 miles (247.30 km) NNE | Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport (LWO) | Lviv, Ukraine | |
| 14 | 153.89 miles (247.66 km) NW | Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) | Poprad, Slovakia | |
| 15 | 160.59 miles (258.44 km) S | Caransebeș Airport (CSB) | Caransebeş, Romania | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,469.23 miles (18,457.89 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,043.54 miles (17,772.82 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,024.73 miles (17,742.53 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,020.86 miles (17,736.32 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,998.13 miles (17,699.73 km) E | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,994.11 miles (17,693.26 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,988.96 miles (17,684.98 km) E | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,971.53 miles (17,656.93 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,966.81 miles (17,649.32 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,961.94 miles (17,641.48 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,958.67 miles (17,636.23 km) E | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,956.91 miles (17,633.40 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,950.79 miles (17,623.55 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,947.83 miles (17,618.78 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,927.06 miles (17,585.35 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.13 miles (21.12 km) SSE | Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | |
| 2 | 25.29 miles (40.70 km) NNW | St. Landry Parish Airport (OPL) | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | |
| 3 | 46.64 miles (75.06 km) NE | False River Regional Airport (HZR) | New Roads, Louisiana, United States | |
| 4 | 51.78 miles (83.33 km) SE | Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN) | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | |
| 5 | 54.81 miles (88.21 km) ENE | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| 6 | 69.00 miles (111.04 km) W | Chennault International Airport (CWF) | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| 7 | 74.03 miles (119.13 km) W | Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| 8 | 84.21 miles (135.53 km) NNW | Esler Field (ESF) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
| 9 | 84.39 miles (135.81 km) NNW | Alexandria International Airport (AEX) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
| 10 | 90.92 miles (146.33 km) ESE | Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM) | Houma, Louisiana, United States | |
| 11 | 91.40 miles (147.09 km) WNW | Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) | De Ridder, Louisiana, United States | |
| 12 | 104.41 miles (168.03 km) E | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 105.56 miles (169.88 km) NNE | Natchez–Adams County Airport (HEZ) | Natchez, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 112.37 miles (180.85 km) NE | McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB) | McComb, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 117.62 miles (189.29 km) E | Lakefront Airport (NEW) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,069.93 miles (17,815.28 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,853.26 miles (17,466.58 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,843.91 miles (17,451.54 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,834.83 miles (17,436.92 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,832.19 miles (17,432.67 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,826.68 miles (17,423.81 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,826.12 miles (17,422.91 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,818.00 miles (17,409.83 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,807.95 miles (17,393.67 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,802.28 miles (17,384.54 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,788.30 miles (17,362.05 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,782.70 miles (17,353.03 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,779.82 miles (17,348.39 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,774.60 miles (17,340.00 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,758.61 miles (17,314.27 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |