Nonstop flight route between Vilhelmina, Sweden and Long Beach, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(64°34'44"N by 16°49'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°49'4"N by 118°9'6"W)
Distance from VHM to LGB:
5,215.85 miles (8,394.08 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Vilhelmina Airport (VHM), Vilhelmina, Sweden and Long Beach Airport (LGB), Long Beach, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,216 miles (or 8,394 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 Vilhelmina Airport and Long Beach 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 Vilhelmina Airport and Long Beach Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VHM / ESNV |
| Airport Name: | Vilhelmina Airport |
| Location: | Vilhelmina, Sweden |
| GPS Coordinates: | 64°34'44"N by 16°49'59"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Vilhelmina Municipality |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1140 feet (347 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VHM |
| More Information: | VHM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LGB / KLGB |
| Airport Name: | Long Beach Airport |
| Location: | Long Beach, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°49'4"N by 118°9'6"W |
| Area Served: | Los Angeles and Orange counties |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Long Beach |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 60 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LGB |
| More Information: | LGB Maps & Info |
Facts about Vilhelmina Airport (VHM):
- Vilhelmina Airport (VHM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Vilhelmina Airport (VHM) is Lycksele Airport (LYC), which is located 56 miles (90 kilometers) E of VHM.
- The furthest airport from Vilhelmina Airport (VHM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,912 miles (17,561 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Long Beach Airport (LGB):
- Long Beach Airport (LGB) has 5 runways.
- Because of Long Beach Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Long Beach 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 Long Beach Airport (LGB) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,489 miles (18,489 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- The closest airport to Long Beach Airport (LGB) is Long Beach Airport (JLB), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of LGB.
- The Navy there upon, fed up with the city of Long Beach, decided upon the purchase of some property owned by a Mrs.
- The arrival of low-cost carrier JetBlue Airways at Long Beach Airport in 2001, and that airline's decision to establish a West Coast hub at LGB, has increased air traffic and has cemented LGB's standing as an alternative to LAX for flights to the East Coast.
- Long Beach Airport is a city-owned public airport three miles northeast of downtown City of Long Beach, in Los Angeles County, California.
- Long Beach Transit Routes 111, 104, 102, and 176 serve the airport.
- In 1981, the startup airline Jet America began non-stop MD-80 service to Chicago and, in 1982, to Dallas-Fort Worth.
- Long Beach Airport handled 2,978,433 passengers last year.
- Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan used to fly regularly out of Daugherty Field.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 55.91 miles (89.98 km) E | Lycksele Airport (LYC) | Lycksele, Sweden |     |
| 2 | 98.81 miles (159.02 km) NNW | Hemavan Tärnaby Airport (HMV) | Hemavan, Sweden | |
| 3 | 99.80 miles (160.62 km) NE | Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR) | Arvidsjaur, Sweden | |
| 4 | 103.96 miles (167.31 km) SE | Örnsköldsvik Airport (OER) | Örnsköldsvik, Sweden | |
| 5 | 117.14 miles (188.52 km) ESE | Umeå Airport (UME) | Umeå, Sweden | |
| 6 | 119.07 miles (191.62 km) SW | Åre Östersund Airport (OSD) | Östersund, Sweden | |
| 7 | 125.77 miles (202.41 km) E | Skellefteå Airport (SFT) | Skellefteå, Skellefteå, Sweden | |
| 8 | 133.93 miles (215.53 km) NW | Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF) | Mosjøen, Norway | |
| 9 | 142.94 miles (230.03 km) S | Sundsvall–Timrå Airport (SDL) | Sundsvall, Sweden | |
| 10 | 143.10 miles (230.29 km) NNW | Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN) | Mo i Rana, Norway | |
| 11 | 147.79 miles (237.84 km) WNW | Brønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy (BNN) | Brønnøysund, Nordland, Norway | |
| 12 | 155.69 miles (250.55 km) W | Namsos Airport (OSY) | Namsos, Norway | |
| 13 | 157.99 miles (254.26 km) NW | Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ) | Sandnessjøen, Norway | |
| 14 | 167.81 miles (270.06 km) ENE | Luleå Airport (LLA) | Luleå, Sweden | |
| 15 | 168.77 miles (271.61 km) W | Rørvik Airport, Ryum (RVK) | Rørvik, Norway | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,911.87 miles (17,560.90 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,809.14 miles (17,395.58 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,800.64 miles (17,381.90 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,785.30 miles (17,357.22 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,762.07 miles (17,319.84 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,738.09 miles (17,281.24 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,724.03 miles (17,258.62 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,711.76 miles (17,238.87 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,711.57 miles (17,238.56 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,705.36 miles (17,228.57 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,701.22 miles (17,221.90 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,675.29 miles (17,180.17 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,671.50 miles (17,174.07 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,666.81 miles (17,166.53 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,655.69 miles (17,148.62 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 0.00 miles (0.00 km) N | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 2 | 7.26 miles (11.69 km) NW | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| 3 | 10.55 miles (16.98 km) ENE | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 4 | 10.84 miles (17.45 km) W | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) | Torrance, California, United States | |
| 5 | 12.79 miles (20.58 km) NW | Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) | Hawthorne, California, United States | |
| 6 | 17.05 miles (27.43 km) WNW | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | Los Angeles, California, United States | |
| 7 | 19.01 miles (30.60 km) ESE | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 8 | 19.71 miles (31.73 km) NNE | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 9 | 21.97 miles (35.35 km) NW | Santa Monica Airport (SMO) | Santa Monica, California, United States | |
| 10 | 26.07 miles (41.95 km) ESE | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 11 | 28.42 miles (45.73 km) NE | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 12 | 28.98 miles (46.64 km) NNW | Bob Hope Airport (BUR) | Burbank, California, United States | |
| 13 | 31.46 miles (50.64 km) ENE | Chino Airport (CNO) | Chino, California, United States | |
| 14 | 32.32 miles (52.01 km) SSW | Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) | Avalon, California, United States | |
| 15 | 33.30 miles (53.59 km) NW | Van Nuys Airport (VNY) | Van Nuys, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,488.62 miles (18,489.09 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,477.27 miles (18,470.82 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,463.33 miles (18,448.39 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,460.90 miles (18,444.48 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,356.52 miles (18,276.50 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,237.83 miles (18,085.49 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,230.57 miles (18,073.81 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,196.55 miles (18,019.05 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,106.48 miles (17,874.10 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,072.80 miles (17,819.89 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,067.13 miles (17,810.78 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,061.46 miles (17,801.65 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,047.99 miles (17,779.97 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,037.25 miles (17,762.68 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,028.27 miles (17,748.24 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |