Nonstop flight route between Frenchville, Maine, United States and Los Angeles, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (WFK), Frenchville, Maine, United States and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,731 miles (or 4,396 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 Northern Aroostook Regional 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 Northern Aroostook Regional 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 Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (WFK):

• Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (WFK) currently has only 1 runway.
• Northern Aroostook Regional Airport covers an area of 533 acres which contains one runway designated 14/32 with a 4,601 x 75 ft asphalt surface.
• The furthest airport from Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (WFK) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,527 miles (18,551 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
• No current commercial service.
• The closest airport to Northern Aroostook Regional Airport (WFK) is Saint-Léonard Aerodrome (YSL), which is located 24 miles (39 kilometers) ESE of WFK.
• The airport serves the Madawaska and Fort Kent regions and, to a lesser extent, parts of New Brunswick, Canada.
• In addition to being known as "Northern Aroostook Regional Airport", another name for WFK is "FVE".
• Because of Northern Aroostook Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 988 feet, planes can take off or land at Northern Aroostook 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.

Facts about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):

• On April 29, 1992, the airport closed for violence and cleanup after the 1992 Los Angeles Riots over the Rodney King beating.
• Los Angeles International Airport handled 66,667,619 passengers last year.
• 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.
• 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 "Imperial Hill" area in El Segundo is a prime location for aircraft spotting.
• American Airlines' 707-123s flew the first jet passengers out of LAX to New York in January 1959.
• In 2012, LAX was the sixth busiest airport in the world by passenger volume with 63,688,121 passengers, an increase of 3% from 2011.
• 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.