Nonstop flight route between Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France and Christmas Island, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(44°24'28"N by 2°28'58"E)
Arrival Airport:
(10°27'2"S by 105°41'25"E)
Distance from RDZ to XCH:
7,372.59 miles (11,865.00 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ), Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France and Christmas Island Airport (XCH), Christmas Island, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,373 miles (or 11,865 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 Rodez–Aveyron Airport and Christmas Island 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 Rodez–Aveyron Airport and Christmas Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RDZ / LFCR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°24'28"N by 2°28'58"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Chambre du Commerce et d'Industrie de Rodez |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1910 feet (582 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RDZ |
| More Information: | RDZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XCH / YPXM |
| Airport Name: | Christmas Island Airport |
| Location: | Christmas Island, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 10°27'2"S by 105°41'25"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Toll Remote Logistics |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 916 feet (279 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XCH |
| More Information: | XCH Maps & Info |
Facts about Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ):
- Rodez–Aveyron Airport handled 73,000 passengers last year.
- Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) is Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of RDZ.
- In addition to being known as "Rodez–Aveyron Airport", another name for RDZ is "Aéroport de Rodez–Aveyron".
- The furthest airport from Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Rodez–Aveyron Airport (meaning Rodez–Aveyron Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Christmas Island Airport (XCH):
- Christmas Island Airport (XCH) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Cibeureum Airfield (TSY), which is located 276 miles (445 kilometers) NE of XCH.
- A brief revival of the "old days" happened in 2001 during the "Tampa" crisis when the heightened Royal Australian Air Force traffic was complemented by a large number of Department of Immigration and Citizenship and media charters.
- The furthest airport from Christmas Island Airport (XCH) is Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ), which is nearly antipodal to Christmas Island Airport (meaning Christmas Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport), and is located 12,393 miles (19,944 kilometers) away in Barranquilla, Colombia.
- Because of Christmas Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 916 feet, planes can take off or land at Christmas Island 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.
- Christmas Island Airport handled 27,286 passengers last year.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 916 ft above sea level.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.99 miles (54.70 km) N | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France |     |
| 2 | 59.69 miles (96.06 km) S | Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) | Castres, Languedoc, France | |
| 3 | 65.60 miles (105.57 km) NW | Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | |
| 4 | 76.94 miles (123.82 km) SW | Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) | Toulouse, France | |
| 5 | 78.13 miles (125.74 km) NE | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 6 | 82.81 miles (133.27 km) S | Carcassonne Airport (CCF) | Carcassonne, France | |
| 7 | 86.57 miles (139.32 km) SSE | Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport (BZR) | Béziers, France | |
| 8 | 93.35 miles (150.23 km) SE | Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL) | Montpellier, France | |
| 9 | 94.96 miles (152.82 km) W | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 10 | 98.28 miles (158.17 km) NW | Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) | Périgueux, France | |
| 11 | 100.71 miles (162.07 km) WNW | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| 12 | 100.82 miles (162.25 km) NNE | Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 13 | 105.96 miles (170.53 km) ESE | Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) | Nîmes-Arles-Camargue, France | |
| 14 | 116.82 miles (188.00 km) S | Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) | Perpignan, France | |
| 15 | 118.25 miles (190.30 km) NE | Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) | Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.93 miles (19,907.43 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,016.02 miles (19,337.85 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,993.82 miles (19,302.14 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,990.21 miles (19,296.33 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,986.96 miles (19,291.09 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,985.89 miles (19,289.37 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,976.75 miles (19,274.67 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,970.80 miles (19,265.09 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,958.07 miles (19,244.61 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,947.13 miles (19,227.00 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,938.08 miles (19,212.43 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,924.55 miles (19,190.66 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,921.22 miles (19,185.30 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,906.31 miles (19,161.30 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,905.11 miles (19,159.37 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 276.45 miles (444.90 km) NE | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 277.04 miles (445.86 km) NNE | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 300.52 miles (483.64 km) NNE | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 300.72 miles (483.96 km) NE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 306.03 miles (492.51 km) NNE | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 320.99 miles (516.58 km) NE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 327.59 miles (527.20 km) NE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 361.54 miles (581.84 km) N | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 372.08 miles (598.81 km) ENE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 400.10 miles (643.90 km) NE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 404.30 miles (650.65 km) N | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 458.82 miles (738.39 km) ENE | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 509.81 miles (820.45 km) ENE | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 509.93 miles (820.65 km) NNW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 526.08 miles (846.63 km) N | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,392.74 miles (19,944.12 km) NE | Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport (BAQ) | Barranquilla, Colombia | |
| 2 | 12,390.27 miles (19,940.16 km) N | Simón Bolívar International Airport (SMR) | Santa Marta, Colombia | |
| 3 | 12,364.75 miles (19,899.08 km) W | Alfonso López Pumarejo Airport (VUP) | Valledupar, Colombia | |
| 4 | 12,355.03 miles (19,883.45 km) E | Rafael Núñez International Airport (CTG) | Cartagena, Colombia | |
| 5 | 12,334.93 miles (19,851.10 km) NE | Las Brujas Airport (CZU) | Corozal, Colombia | |
| 6 | 12,317.08 miles (19,822.37 km) NW | Almirante Padilla Airport (RCH) | Riohacha, Colombia | |
| 7 | 12,302.01 miles (19,798.12 km) WNW | La Mina Airport Jorge Isaacs Airport (MCJ) | Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia | |
| 8 | 12,284.15 miles (19,769.38 km) NE | Los Garzones Airport (MTR) | Montería, Córdoba, Colombia | |
| 9 | 12,278.93 miles (19,760.97 km) NNE | Ayapel Airport (AYA) | Ayapel, Colombia | |
| 10 | 12,261.24 miles (19,732.50 km) W | La Chinita International Airport (MAR) | Maracaibo, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 12,254.90 miles (19,722.30 km) NNE | Caucasia Airport Juan H. White Airport (CAQ) | Caucasia, Antioquia, Colombia | |
| 12 | 12,246.04 miles (19,708.04 km) WNW | Miguel Urdaneta Fernández Airport (STB) | Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 12,236.67 miles (19,692.97 km) N | El Bagre Airport El Tomin Airport (EBG) | El Bagre, Colombia | |
| 14 | 12,233.62 miles (19,688.05 km) W | Oro Negro Airport (CBS) | Cabimas, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 12,230.26 miles (19,682.64 km) NW | La Fría Airport (LFR) | La Fria, Venezuela | |