Nonstop flight route between Iron Mountain / Kingsford, Michigan, United States and Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ford Airport (IMT), Iron Mountain / Kingsford, Michigan, United States and Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH), Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,793 miles (or 14,150 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 Ford Airport and Lord Howe Island 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 Ford Airport and Lord Howe Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | IMT / KIMT |
Airport Name: | Ford Airport |
Location: | Iron Mountain / Kingsford, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°49'5"N by 88°6'51"W |
Area Served: | Iron Mountain / Kingsford, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | Dickinson County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1182 feet (360 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from IMT |
More Information: | IMT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDH / YLHI |
Airport Name: | Lord Howe Island Airport |
Location: | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia |
GPS Coordinates: | 31°32'17"S by 159°4'37"E |
Area Served: | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia |
Operator/Owner: | Lord Howe Island Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LDH |
More Information: | LDH Maps & Info |
Facts about Ford Airport (IMT):
- The closest airport to Ford Airport (IMT) is Delta County Airport (ESC), which is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) E of IMT.
- Ford Airport covers an area of 720 acres at an elevation of 1182 feet.
- The furthest airport from Ford Airport (IMT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,966 miles (17,647 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Ford Airport is a county owned, public use airport in Dickinson County, Michigan.
- Ford Airport serves the greater Dickinson County area which includes the cities of Iron Mountain, Kingsford and Norway in Michigan and the bordering Wisconsin communities of Aurora, Florence and Niagara.
- Ford Airport (IMT) has 2 runways.
Facts about Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH):
- On 20 April 2009 the runway was damaged by heavy rains of 230 mm in three hours, leaving 100 tourists stuck on the island.
- Lord Howe Island Airport served 33,385 revenue passengers during financial year 2009-2010,ranking it 64th amongst airports in Australia.
- Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) is Madeira Airport (FNC), which is nearly antipodal to Lord Howe Island Airport (meaning Lord Howe Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Madeira Airport), and is located 12,181 miles (19,604 kilometers) away in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
- The closest airport to Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) is Coffs Harbour Airport (CFS), which is located 363 miles (584 kilometers) WNW of LDH.
- Because of Lord Howe Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Lord Howe Island 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.