Nonstop flight route between Van Nuys, California, United States and Lanai City, Hawaii, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Van Nuys, California, United States and Lanai Airport (LNY), Lanai City, Hawaii, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,515 miles (or 4,047 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 Van Nuys Airport and Lanai 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 Van Nuys Airport and Lanai Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VNY / KVNY |
Airport Name: | Van Nuys Airport |
Location: | Van Nuys, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°12'34"N by 118°29'23"W |
Area Served: | Los Angeles, California |
Operator/Owner: | Los Angeles World Airports |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 802 feet (244 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VNY |
More Information: | VNY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LNY / PHNY |
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Location: | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°47'8"N by 156°57'5"W |
Area Served: | Lanai City, Hawaii |
Operator/Owner: | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1308 feet (399 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LNY |
More Information: | LNY Maps & Info |
Facts about Van Nuys Airport (VNY):
- Many movies and television shows have been filmed at the airport, including a scene showing the arrival of Major Strasser in Casablanca, an episode of the TV show Alias, and several episodes of Season 5 of 24.
- Van Nuys Airport (VNY) has 2 runways.
- Because of Van Nuys Airport's relatively low elevation of 802 feet, planes can take off or land at Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,472 miles (18,463 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Hollywood celebrities, politicians, and business executives are known to use this airport, which has convenience and anonymity.
- Most news helicopters from the Los Angeles area are based at Van Nuys Airport.
- In 2005 a film documenting the history of Van Nuys Airport was released under the name One Six Right, named after the more popular runway at the airport.
- The closest airport to Van Nuys Airport (VNY) is Whiteman Airport (WHP), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) NE of VNY.
Facts about Lanai Airport (LNY):
- The furthest airport from Lanai Airport (LNY) is Maun Airport (MUB), which is nearly antipodal to Lanai Airport (meaning Lanai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Maun Airport), and is located 12,375 miles (19,916 kilometers) away in Maun, Botswana.
- In addition to being known as "Lanai Airport", another name for LNY is "Lānaʻi Airport".
- The airport covers an area of 505 acres at an elevation of 1,308 feet above mean sea level.
- On February 26, 2014, a charted twin-engine Piper PA-31 Navajo aircraft operated by Maui Air crashed after takeoff from Lanai Airport one mile away.
- Lanai Airport (LNY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Lanai Airport (LNY) is Kapalua Airport (JHM), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) NE of LNY.