Nonstop flight route between Port Heiden, Alaska, United States and Toulouse, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Port Heiden Airport (PTH), Port Heiden, Alaska, United States and Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS), Toulouse, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,390 miles (or 8,675 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 Port Heiden Airport and Toulouse Blagnac 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 Port Heiden Airport and Toulouse Blagnac Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Port Heiden Airport (PTH):

• The closest airport to Port Heiden Airport (PTH) is Chignik Fisheries Airport (KCG), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) S of PTH.
• In addition to being known as "Port Heiden Airport", other names for PTH include "Port Heiden Air Force Station" and "Fort Morrow Army Airfield".
• The Air Force remediated the radar site around 2000, removing all abandoned military structures and returning the site to a natural condition.
• Because of Port Heiden Airport's relatively low elevation of 95 feet, planes can take off or land at Port Heiden 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.
• On April 30, 2008, a Cessna Citation Excel business jet veered off the gravel runway 23 upon landing in a crosswind.
• Port Heiden Airport (PTH) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Port Heiden Airport (PTH) is George Airport (GRJ), which is located 10,850 miles (17,462 kilometers) away in George, South Africa.

Facts about Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS):

• Toulouse Blagnac Airport handled 7,559,350 passengers last year.
• In 2012, the airport served 7,559,350 passengers.
• Because of Toulouse Blagnac Airport's relatively low elevation of 497 feet, planes can take off or land at Toulouse Blagnac 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 "Toulouse Blagnac Airport", another name for TLS is "Aéroport de Toulouse – Blagnac".
• Both Airbus and ATR assemble aircraft at nearby facilities and test them from the airport.
• Taxis cost approximately €22 to Toulouse city centre one way.
• Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) is Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) E of TLS.
• The furthest airport from Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Toulouse Blagnac Airport (meaning Toulouse Blagnac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,328 miles (19,839 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Toulouse–Blagnac Airport has been a limited liability company with a capital of 148,000 Euros since 23 March 2007.