Nonstop flight route between Périgueux, France and Houston, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX), Périgueux, France and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,070 miles (or 8,160 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 Périgueux - Bassillac Airport and William P. Hobby 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 Périgueux - Bassillac Airport and William P. Hobby Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PGX / |
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Location: | Périgueux, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°11'50"N by 0°48'55"E |
Area Served: | Périgueux, France |
Operator/Owner: | Mairie de Périgueux |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 328 feet (100 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PGX |
More Information: | PGX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOU / KHOU |
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Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W |
Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from HOU |
More Information: | HOU Maps & Info |
Facts about Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX):
- The closest airport to Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) is Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSW of PGX.
- In addition to being known as "Périgueux - Bassillac Airport", other names for PGX include "Aéroport de Bassillac - Périgueux" and "LFBX".
- Because of Périgueux - Bassillac Airport's relatively low elevation of 328 feet, planes can take off or land at Périgueux - Bassillac 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.
- Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (meaning Périgueux - Bassillac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,272 miles (19,749 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):
- In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
- The April 1957 Official Airline Guide shows 26 weekday departures on Eastern, 20 Braniff, nine Continental, nine Delta, nine Trans-Texas, four National, two Pan American and one American.
- The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
- William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
- The airport covers 1,304 acres and has four runways.
- Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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 William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
- In 1967 the airport was renamed after former Texas governor William P.
- The terminal includes an interfaith chapel.
- Hobby Airport opened in 1927 as a private landing field in a 600-acre pasture known as W.T.
- Hobby Airport handles domestic service for six commercial airlines and is an international point of entry for general aviation activity between Texas and Mexico.