Nonstop flight route between Franklin, Virginia, United States and Fontvieille, Monaco:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN), Franklin, Virginia, United States and Monaco Heliport (MCM), Fontvieille, Monaco would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,280 miles (or 6,888 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 Franklin Municipal Airport and Monaco Heliport, 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 Franklin Municipal Airport and Monaco Heliport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FKN / KFKN |
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Location: | Franklin, Virginia, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°41'53"N by 76°54'14"W |
Area Served: | Franklin, Virginia |
Operator/Owner: | City of Franklin |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 41 feet (12 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FKN |
More Information: | FKN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCM / LNMC |
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Location: | Fontvieille, Monaco |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°43'35"N by 7°25'14"E |
Area Served: | Beausoleil, Monaco, & Roquebrune-Cap-Martin |
Operator/Owner: | Service de l'Aviation Civile |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 20 feet (6 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MCM |
More Information: | MCM Maps & Info |
Facts about Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN):
- Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Franklin Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Franklin Municipal 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.
- In addition to being known as "Franklin Municipal Airport", another name for FKN is "John Beverly Rose Field".
- The furthest airport from Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,734 miles (18,884 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN) is Naval Station Norfolk (NGU), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ENE of FKN.
Facts about Monaco Heliport (MCM):
- Because of Monaco Heliport's relatively low elevation of 20 feet, planes can take off or land at Monaco Heliport 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.
- Shuttle buses provide connections to and from the heliport with major hotels and many other locations within Monaco.
- The closest airport to Monaco Heliport (MCM) is Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) WSW of MCM.
- The furthest airport from Monaco Heliport (MCM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Monaco Heliport (meaning Monaco Heliport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,243 miles (19,704 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Monaco Heliport", another name for MCM is "Héliport de Monaco".
- The heliport has been expanded to 8 pads since its opening in 1987, with pads A and B jutted out over the sea.