Nonstop flight route between Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States and Opelousas, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL), Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States and St. Landry Parish Airport (OPL), Opelousas, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,192 miles (or 1,919 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 relatively short distance between JB MDL Lakehurst and St. Landry Parish Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NEL / KNEL |
Airport Name: | JB MDL Lakehurst |
Location: | Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°1'59"N by 74°21'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
View all routes: | Routes from NEL |
More Information: | NEL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OPL / KOPL |
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Location: | Opelousas, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°33'29"N by 92°5'57"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 75 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OPL |
More Information: | OPL Maps & Info |
Facts about JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL):
- The Navy's lighter-than-air program was conducted at Lakehurst through the 1930s.
- The closest airport to JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Ocean County Airport (MJX), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SSE of NEL.
- Maxfield Field was named 6 January 1944 in honor of Commander Louis H.
- The Lakehurst portion of JB MDL includes activities of the Naval Air Systems Command and is part of the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Complex.
- The furthest airport from JB MDL Lakehurst (NEL) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,767 miles (18,936 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about St. Landry Parish Airport (OPL):
- St. Landry Parish Airport (OPL) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to St. Landry Parish Airport (OPL) is Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSE of OPL.
- Because of St. Landry Parish Airport's relatively low elevation of 75 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Landry Parish 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 St. Landry Parish Airport (OPL) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,045 miles (17,775 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "St. Landry Parish Airport", another name for OPL is "Ahart Field".