Nonstop flight route between Los Angeles, California, United States and Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, California, United States and Mackinac Island Airport (MCD), Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,951 miles (or 3,140 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 Los Angeles International Airport and Mackinac Island Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAX / KLAX |
Airport Name: | Los Angeles International Airport |
Location: | Los Angeles, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°56'33"N by 118°24'29"W |
Area Served: | Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area |
Operator/Owner: | City of Los Angeles |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 126 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAX |
More Information: | LAX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCD / KMCD |
Airport Name: | Mackinac Island Airport |
Location: | Mackinac Island, Michigan, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°51'54"N by 84°38'13"W |
Area Served: | Mackinac Island, Michigan |
Operator/Owner: | Mackinac Island State Park Commission |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 739 feet (225 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MCD |
More Information: | MCD Maps & Info |
Facts about Los Angeles International Airport (LAX):
- 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.
- It is illegal to limit the number of passengers that use an airport, but in December 2005 the city agreed to limit the passenger gates to 163.
- On July 8, 1982, groundbreaking for the two new terminals were conducted by Mayor Tom Bradley and World War II aviator General James Doolittle.
- Today, LAX is in the midst of a $4.11 billion renovation and improvement program to expand and rehabilitate the Tom Bradley International Terminal to accommodate the next generation of larger aircraft, as well as handle the growing number of flights to and from the Southern California region, and to develop the Central Terminal Area of the airport to include streamlined passenger processing, public transportation and updated central utility plants.
- On April 29, 1992, the airport closed for violence and cleanup after the 1992 Los Angeles Riots over the Rodney King beating.
- Most inter-terminal connections require passengers to exit security, then walk or use a shuttle-bus to get to the other terminal, then re-clear security.
- In 1981, LAX began a $700 million expansion in preparation for the 1984 Summer Olympics.
- American Airlines' 707-123s flew the first jet passengers out of LAX to New York in January 1959.
- On July 10, 1956, Boeing's 707 prototype visited LAX.
- 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.
- Los Angeles International Airport handled 66,667,619 passengers last year.
- 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.
Facts about Mackinac Island Airport (MCD):
- Because of Mackinac Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 739 feet, planes can take off or land at Mackinac 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.
- The closest airport to Mackinac Island Airport (MCD) is Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County (PLN), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) SSW of MCD.
- The furthest airport from Mackinac Island Airport (MCD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,111 miles (17,881 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Mackinac Island Airport (MCD) currently has only 1 runway.