Nonstop flight route between Klaipėda, Lithuania and New Orleans, Louisiana, United States:
Departure Airport:
(55°42'42"N by 21°14'34"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°2'33"N by 90°1'41"W)
Distance from KLJ to NEW:
5,272.30 miles (8,484.92 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Klaipėda Airport (KLJ), Klaipėda, Lithuania and Lakefront Airport (NEW), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,272 miles (or 8,485 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 Klaipėda Airport and Lakefront 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 Klaipėda Airport and Lakefront Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KLJ / EYKL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Klaipėda, Lithuania |
| GPS Coordinates: | 55°42'42"N by 21°14'34"E |
| Area Served: | Klaipėda, Lithuania |
| Operator/Owner: | UAB "Klaipėdos aerouostas" |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 59 feet (18 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KLJ |
| More Information: | KLJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEW / KNEW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°2'33"N by 90°1'41"W |
| Area Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Orleans Levee District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NEW |
| More Information: | NEW Maps & Info |
Facts about Klaipėda Airport (KLJ):
- Because of Klaipėda Airport's relatively low elevation of 59 feet, planes can take off or land at Klaipėda 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 Klaipėda Airport (KLJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,303 miles (18,190 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Klaipėda Airport (KLJ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Klaipėda Airport", another name for KLJ is "Klaipėdos oro uostas".
- The closest airport to Klaipėda Airport (KLJ) is Palanga Airport (PLQ), which is located only 19 miles (31 kilometers) NNW of KLJ.
Facts about Lakefront Airport (NEW):
- The closest airport to Lakefront Airport (NEW) is Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) S of NEW.
- Originally the major commercial airport in the New Orleans area, Lakefront Airport relinquished that role in 1946 when commercial airline service began from Louis Armstrong International Airport, a significantly larger facility located in the nearby suburb of Kenner.
- In addition to being known as "Lakefront Airport", another name for NEW is "(former New Orleans Army Air Base)".
- On January 23, 2010 a United States Navy Beechcraft T-34 Mentor training aircraft crashed into Lake Ponchartrain just over one mile from the approach end of the airport.
- Because of Lakefront Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Lakefront 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 Lakefront Airport (NEW) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,127 miles (17,908 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Lakefront Airport was badly damaged by storm surge during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and again during Hurricane Isaac in 2012.
- Lakefront Airport (NEW) has 3 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.96 miles (30.52 km) NNW | Palanga Airport (PLQ) | Palanga, Lithuania |     |
| 2 | 55.94 miles (90.03 km) N | Liepāja International Airport (LPX) | Liepāja, Latvia | |
| 3 | 62.28 miles (100.24 km) SSW | Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) | Kaliningrad, Russia | |
| 4 | 84.50 miles (136.00 km) E | Šiauliai International Airport (SQQ) | Šiauliai, Lithuania | |
| 5 | 114.29 miles (183.94 km) N | Ventspils International Airport (VNT) | Ventspils, Latvia | |
| 6 | 123.04 miles (198.02 km) ESE | Kaunas International Airport (KUN) | Kaunas, Lithuania | |
| 7 | 133.03 miles (214.10 km) SW | Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD) | Gdynia, Poland | |
| 8 | 133.92 miles (215.52 km) NE | Riga International Airport (RIX) | Riga, Latvia | |
| 9 | 143.45 miles (230.86 km) SW | Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN) | Gdańsk, Poland | |
| 10 | 173.89 miles (279.86 km) NW | Visby Airport (VBY) | Visby, Sweden | |
| 11 | 176.01 miles (283.26 km) ESE | Vilnius International Airport (VNO) | Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| 12 | 180.38 miles (290.29 km) NNE | Kuressaare Airport (URE) | Kuressaare, Saaremaa, Estonia | |
| 13 | 201.94 miles (324.99 km) WNW | Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) | Kalmar, Sweden | |
| 14 | 211.11 miles (339.74 km) E | Daugavpils International Airport (DGP) | Daugavpils, Latvia | |
| 15 | 213.30 miles (343.27 km) NW | Oskarshamn Airport (OSK) | Oskarshamn, Sweden | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,302.87 miles (18,190.16 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,939.59 miles (17,605.53 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 10,930.91 miles (17,591.55 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 10,915.70 miles (17,567.07 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 10,908.50 miles (17,555.48 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 10,906.00 miles (17,551.46 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 10,901.90 miles (17,544.87 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 10,899.87 miles (17,541.59 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 10,897.17 miles (17,537.25 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,888.13 miles (17,522.71 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 10,887.66 miles (17,521.95 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 10,877.52 miles (17,505.62 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 10,871.78 miles (17,496.40 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,865.38 miles (17,486.09 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,861.71 miles (17,480.18 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.19 miles (19.62 km) S | Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) | Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States | |
| 2 | 14.16 miles (22.78 km) WSW | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 3 | 15.01 miles (24.16 km) S | Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 4 | 50.19 miles (80.77 km) SW | Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM) | Houma, Louisiana, United States | |
| 5 | 62.52 miles (100.61 km) ENE | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| 6 | 70.70 miles (113.79 km) ENE | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 7 | 75.01 miles (120.71 km) WNW | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| 8 | 81.82 miles (131.68 km) WSW | Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN) | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | |
| 9 | 82.79 miles (133.24 km) NNW | McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB) | McComb, Mississippi, United States | |
| 10 | 94.07 miles (151.39 km) ENE | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 11 | 96.23 miles (154.86 km) NNE | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 12 | 98.25 miles (158.12 km) WNW | False River Regional Airport (HZR) | New Roads, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 106.65 miles (171.64 km) NNE | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 110.98 miles (178.61 km) W | Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | |
| 15 | 115.50 miles (185.88 km) ENE | Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) | Mobile, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,127.28 miles (17,907.58 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,970.88 miles (17,655.87 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,960.99 miles (17,639.97 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,948.50 miles (17,619.86 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,943.81 miles (17,612.31 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,943.67 miles (17,612.09 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,941.48 miles (17,608.56 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,927.48 miles (17,586.03 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,920.39 miles (17,574.62 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,912.36 miles (17,561.70 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,900.58 miles (17,542.74 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,896.28 miles (17,535.82 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,895.21 miles (17,534.10 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,882.99 miles (17,514.43 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,874.42 miles (17,500.65 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |