Nonstop flight route between Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China and Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA), Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China and Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS), Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,251 miles (or 11,669 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 Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) and Las Vegas Municipal 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 Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) and Las Vegas Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA):

• Because of Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 18 feet, planes can take off or land at Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan 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 Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) is Clorinda Airport (CLX), which is nearly antipodal to Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (meaning Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Clorinda Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,939 kilometers) away in Clorinda, Formosa, Argentina.
• In December 2009, an affirmative schedule for the route between Tokyo-Haneda and Taipei-Songshan was announced.
• Songshan Airport is also the base of certain Republic of China Air Force units as part of the Songshan Air Force Base.
• In addition to being known as "Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport)", other names for TSA include "台北國際航空站台北松山機場" and "Táiběi Guójì HángkōngzhànTáiběi Sōngshān Jīchǎng".
• Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) currently has only 1 runway.
• Shared military and civilian use—both domestic and international—began on 16 April 1950 in the reconstructed Civil Aeronautics Administration Taipei Airport.
• The adjacent, unused Terminal 2 was refurbished to accommodate arriving flights while the main Terminal, now Terminal 1, was rearranged to handle increased passenger traffic.
• The continuing growth of Taipei City means that Songshan airport is nowadays situated in the heart of downtown.
• Due to the introduction of cross-strait flights and future international potential, the airport is undergoing extensive renovations, the first phase of which is expected to be completed by October 2010.
• The closest airport to Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) is Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) W of TSA.
• The civilian section of Songshan Airport, officially Taipei International Airport, has scheduled flights serving Taiwan, mainland China, South Korea and Japan, with almost all international flights out of the Taipei area served by Taoyuan International Airport.

Facts about Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS):

• Because of Las Vegas Municipal Airport's high elevation of 6,877 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LVS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LVS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The furthest airport from Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,135 miles (17,920 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The closest airport to Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS) is Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF), which is located 53 miles (86 kilometers) W of LVS.
• The airport appeared in the 2011 film Haywire.
• Las Vegas Municipal Airport is a city-owned public airport five miles northeast of Las Vegas, in San Miguel County, New Mexico.
• Las Vegas Municipal Airport (LVS) has 2 runways.