Nonstop flight route between Warsaw, Poland and Lafayette, Louisiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(52°27'3"N by 20°39'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°12'19"N by 91°59'14"W)
Distance from WMI to LFT:
5,436.88 miles (8,749.79 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI), Warsaw, Poland and Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), Lafayette, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,437 miles (or 8,750 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 Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport and Lafayette Regional 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 Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport and Lafayette Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WMI / EPMO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Warsaw, Poland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'3"N by 20°39'6"E |
| Area Served: | Warsaw, Poland |
| Operator/Owner: | Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Warszawa-Modlin Sp. z o.o. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WMI |
| More Information: | WMI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LFT / KLFT |
| Airport Name: | Lafayette Regional Airport |
| Location: | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°12'19"N by 91°59'14"W |
| Area Served: | Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | City & Parish of Lafayette |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 42 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LFT |
| More Information: | LFT Maps & Info |
Facts about Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI):
- Because of Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia 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.
- Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport", another name for WMI is "Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Warszawa–Modlin".
- The furthest airport from Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,452 miles (18,429 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The official re-opening took place over six months later on 4 July 2013 after construction works to fix the runway had been completed.
- The maximum capacity of the airport is estimated at 2-2,3 million passengers a year.
- The closest airport to Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) is Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SE of WMI.
- Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport handled 344,476 passengers last year.
Facts about Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT):
- Lafayette Regional Airport covers 746 acres at an elevation of 42 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Lafayette Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 42 feet, planes can take off or land at Lafayette 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.
- Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) has 3 runways.
- The first jet service into the airport was operated by Texas International Airlines with Douglas DC-9-10 twinjets to Houston, Dallas/Ft.
- The closest airport to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) is Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSE of LFT.
- The furthest airport from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,070 miles (17,815 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- United Airlines has announced new daily nonstop service to Denver from the airport effective August 19, 2014.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.56 miles (34.70 km) SE | Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) | Warsaw, Poland |     |
| 2 | 23.80 miles (38.29 km) SE | Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 3 | 73.28 miles (117.94 km) SW | Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ) | Łódź, Poland | |
| 4 | 109.91 miles (176.88 km) ESE | Biała Podlaska Airport (BXP) | Biała Podlaska, Poland | |
| 5 | 120.33 miles (193.65 km) WNW | Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG) | Bydgoszcz, Poland | |
| 6 | 121.43 miles (195.42 km) SE | Lublin Airport (LUZ) | Lublin, Poland | |
| 7 | 139.25 miles (224.10 km) E | Brest Airport (BQT) | Brest, Belarus | |
| 8 | 152.42 miles (245.30 km) SSW | Katowice International Airport (KTW) | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland | |
| 9 | 160.66 miles (258.55 km) NNW | Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN) | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| 10 | 161.12 miles (259.30 km) W | Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ) | Poznań, Poland | |
| 11 | 168.21 miles (270.70 km) SSW | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| 12 | 168.53 miles (271.22 km) N | Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) | Kaliningrad, Russia | |
| 13 | 171.21 miles (275.54 km) NNW | Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD) | Gdynia, Poland | |
| 14 | 172.20 miles (277.13 km) SSE | Rzeszów–Jasionka Airport (RZE) | Rzeszów, Poland | |
| 15 | 185.97 miles (299.28 km) WSW | Copernicus Airport Wrocław (WRO) | Wroclaw, Poland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,451.51 miles (18,429.37 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,022.23 miles (17,738.52 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,008.37 miles (17,716.20 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,007.42 miles (17,714.68 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,006.42 miles (17,713.07 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,005.29 miles (17,711.26 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,002.11 miles (17,706.14 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,995.97 miles (17,696.26 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,995.02 miles (17,694.72 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,994.64 miles (17,694.11 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,994.12 miles (17,693.28 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,990.67 miles (17,687.73 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,986.45 miles (17,680.93 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,978.37 miles (17,667.93 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,950.99 miles (17,623.86 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.13 miles (21.12 km) SSE | Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | |
| 2 | 25.29 miles (40.70 km) NNW | St. Landry Parish Airport (OPL) | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States | |
| 3 | 46.64 miles (75.06 km) NE | False River Regional Airport (HZR) | New Roads, Louisiana, United States | |
| 4 | 51.78 miles (83.33 km) SE | Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN) | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | |
| 5 | 54.81 miles (88.21 km) ENE | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| 6 | 69.00 miles (111.04 km) W | Chennault International Airport (CWF) | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| 7 | 74.03 miles (119.13 km) W | Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) | Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States | |
| 8 | 84.21 miles (135.53 km) NNW | Esler Field (ESF) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
| 9 | 84.39 miles (135.81 km) NNW | Alexandria International Airport (AEX) | Alexandria, Louisiana, United States | |
| 10 | 90.92 miles (146.33 km) ESE | Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM) | Houma, Louisiana, United States | |
| 11 | 91.40 miles (147.09 km) WNW | Beauregard Regional AirportDeRidder Army Air Base (DRI) | De Ridder, Louisiana, United States | |
| 12 | 104.41 miles (168.03 km) E | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 105.56 miles (169.88 km) NNE | Natchez–Adams County Airport (HEZ) | Natchez, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 112.37 miles (180.85 km) NE | McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB) | McComb, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 117.62 miles (189.29 km) E | Lakefront Airport (NEW) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,069.93 miles (17,815.28 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,853.26 miles (17,466.58 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,843.91 miles (17,451.54 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,834.83 miles (17,436.92 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,832.19 miles (17,432.67 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,826.68 miles (17,423.81 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,826.12 miles (17,422.91 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,818.00 miles (17,409.83 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,807.95 miles (17,393.67 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,802.28 miles (17,384.54 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,788.30 miles (17,362.05 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,782.70 miles (17,353.03 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,779.82 miles (17,348.39 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,774.60 miles (17,340.00 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,758.61 miles (17,314.27 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |