Nonstop flight route between Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji and Los Angeles, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Suva International Airport (SUV), Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,483 miles (or 8,824 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 Suva International 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 Suva International 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 Suva International Airport (SUV):

• The closest airport to Suva International Airport (SUV) is Levuka Airfield (LEV), which is located 26 miles (43 kilometers) NNE of SUV.
• Suva International Airport (SUV) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Suva International Airport (SUV) is Timbuktu Airport (TOM), which is nearly antipodal to Suva International Airport (meaning Suva International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Timbuktu Airport), and is located 12,299 miles (19,794 kilometers) away in Timbuktu, Mali.
• Because of Suva International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Suva 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):

• Mines Field did not extend west of Sepulveda Boulevard.
• Los Angeles International Airport handled 66,667,619 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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.
• LAX has nine passenger terminals arranged in the shape of the letter U or a horseshoe.
• In 1958, the architecture firm Pereira & Luckman was contracted to plan the re-design of the airport for the "jet age".
• 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.
• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) has 4 runways.
• 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.