Nonstop flight route between Paris-Orly, Paris, France and La Pedrera, Colombia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Paris Orly Airport (ORY), Paris-Orly, Paris, France and La Pedrera Airport (LPD), La Pedrera, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,474 miles (or 8,810 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 Paris Orly Airport and La Pedrera 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 Paris Orly Airport and La Pedrera Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Paris Orly Airport (ORY):

• The American United States Army Air Forces 1408th Army Air Force Base Unit was the primary operator at Orly Field until March 1947 when control was returned to the French Government.
• The furthest airport from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Paris Orly Airport (meaning Paris Orly Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,093 miles (19,461 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Prior to the construction of Charles de Gaulle Airport, Orly was the main airport of Paris.
• Paris Orly Airport handled 28,274,154 passengers last year.
• Because of Paris Orly Airport's relatively low elevation of 291 feet, planes can take off or land at Paris Orly 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.
• Orly Airport is connected to the A106 autoroute.
• AOM French Airlines had its head office in Orly Airport Building 363 in Paray-Vieille-Poste.
• Paris Orly Airport (ORY) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Paris Orly Airport (ORY) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) W of ORY.
• In addition to being known as "Paris Orly Airport", another name for ORY is "Aéroport de Paris-Orly".
• Paris Orly Airport is an international airport located partially in Orly and partially in Villeneuve-le-Roi, 7 NM south of Paris, France.
• Originally known as Villeneuve-Orly Airport, the facility was opened in the southern suburbs of Paris in 1932 as a secondary airport to Le Bourget.

Facts about La Pedrera Airport (LPD):

• The closest airport to La Pedrera Airport (LPD) is Ipiranga Airport (IPG), which is located 111 miles (179 kilometers) S of LPD.
• La Pedrera Airport (LPD) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "La Pedrera Airport", another name for LPD is "Aeropuerto de La Pedrera".
• The furthest airport from La Pedrera Airport (LPD) is Sematan Airport (BSE), which is nearly antipodal to La Pedrera Airport (meaning La Pedrera Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sematan Airport), and is located 12,380 miles (19,924 kilometers) away in Sematan, Sarawak, Malaysia.