Lan or LAN may also refer to:

Science and technology

* Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics *

Longitude of the ascending node The longitude of the ascending node (☊ or Ω) is one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space. It is the angle from a specified reference direction, called the ''origin of longitude'', to the direction of the asce ...

, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space *

Łan Łan (in English ''lan''; in Latin ''laneus'', in German ''Lahn''), is an old unit of field measurement used in Poland. Since the 13th century, its value has varied from one location to another. A ''greater łan'' (also Franconian, King's, Old P ...

, unit of measurement in Poland * Local area network, a computer network that interconnects within a limited area such as one or more buildings *

Lan blood group system The Lan blood group system (short for Langereis) is a human blood group defined by the presence or absence of the Lan antigen on a person's red blood cells. More than 99.9% of people are positive for the Lan antigen. Individuals with the rare Lan- ...

, a human blood group

Places

* Lancashire (Chapman code), England * Lancaster railway station (National Rail station code), England * Capital Region International Airport (IATA airport code), Lansing, Michigan, US * Lan County, Shanxi, China *

Łan, Lublin Voivodeship Łan is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wola Uhruska, within Włodawa County __NOTOC__ Włodawa County ( pl, powiat włodawski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lublin Voivodeship, easter ...

, Poland *

Lan (river) The Lan ( be, Лань) is a river in Belarus, approximately long. It is a left tributary of the Pripyat Pripyat ( ; russian: При́пять), also known as Prypiat ( uk, При́пʼять, , ), is an abandoned city in northern Ukraine, l ...

, Belarus * Llan (placename), a placename element known in Breton as ''lan''

Airlines

* LAN Airlines, former name of LATAM Chile, an airline in Chile, with a stake in other airlines: **

LAN Peru Lan or LAN may also refer to: Science and technology * Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics * Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in sp ...

, an airline based in Peru **

LAN Ecuador Aerolane Líneas Aéreas Nacionales del Ecuador S.A. d/b/a LATAM Airlines Ecuador (formerly LAN Ecuador) is a subsidiary of LATAM Airlines Group, based in Quito, Ecuador. It is owned by Translloyd (55%) and LAN Airlines (45%). History LATAM Ec ...

, an airline based in Quito, Ecuador **

LAN Argentina Lan or LAN may also refer to: Science and technology * Local asymptotic normality, a fundamental property of regular models in statistics * Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in spa ...

, a defunct Argentinian airline **

LAN Dominicana LAN Dominicana (formerly and legally ''Líneas Aéreas Nacionales de Navegación Dominicana S.A.'') was an airline based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic that operated international services."Directory:World airlines." ''Flight International'' ...

, a defunct Dominican airline **

LAN Colombia Aerovías de Integración Regional S.A. (Acronym: ''AIRES'', lit. ''airs''), d/b/a LATAM Airlines Colombia (formerly known as LAN Colombia) is a Colombian airline. It is the second-largest air carrier in Colombia after Avianca. It operates sche ...

, an airline based in Bogotá, Colombia

Arts

* ''Lan'' (film), a 2009 Chinese film * Lan Mandragoran, a fictional character from Robert Jordan's ''The Wheel of Time'' series *

Lan Hikari Since the debut of the first '' Mega Man'' video game in 1987, numerous characters have been introduced into the series. Overview Key: = Does Not Appear List indicator(s) * A dark grey cell indicates that the character was not in the prop ...

, protagonist of the ''Mega Man: Battle Network'' series of video games and animated television shows

People

* Lan (surname 蓝), a Chinese surname * Lan (surname 兰), a Chinese surname * Lan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Lan (tribe), ethnic group in Han dynasty China * David Lan (born 1952), South African-born British playwright * Donald Lan (1930–2019), American politician * Phạm Chi Lan, Vietnamese economist

Other uses

Län Län (Swedish, ), lääni (Finnish, ) and len (Norwegian, ) refer to the administrative divisions used in Sweden and previously in Finland and Norway. The provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010. In Norway, the term was in use betw ...