Nonstop flight route between Timaru, New Zealand and Lannion, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU), Timaru, New Zealand and Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI), Lannion, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 12,039 miles (or 19,376 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 Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) and Lannion - Côte de Granit 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 Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) and Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
The distance between TIU and LAI makes them almost exactly antipodal (the exact opposite side of the world) to each other. Nonstop flights between Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) and Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport would be very impractical for the airlines, because only a lightly loaded Boeing 777-200LR would be able to make the trip. Since airlines need to be able to take as many people and cargo as possible in order to make a profit, the odds of ever seeing a nonstop flight between TIU and LAI are slim to none. However, you'll still be able to get from Timaru, New Zealand and Lannion, France by taking some connecting flights!
Did you know that one full circling of the Earth (measuring from the equator) is about 24,901.5 miles (or 40,075 kilometers), which means if you were 12,450 miles from any given point on the planet, the distance back to your starting point would be about the same -- in any direction! The same can be said for a nonstop flight between TIU and LAI!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TIU / NZTU |
Airport Name: | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) |
Location: | Timaru, New Zealand |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°18'10"S by 171°13'31"E |
Operator/Owner: | Timaru District Council |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 89 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from TIU |
More Information: | TIU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAI / LFRO |
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Location: | Lannion, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°45'15"N by 3°28'27"W |
Area Served: | Lannion, France |
Operator/Owner: | Syndicat Intercommunal de l'Aéroport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 290 feet (88 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAI |
More Information: | LAI Maps & Info |
Facts about Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU):
- The furthest airport from Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) is A Coruña Airport (LCG), which is nearly antipodal to Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (meaning Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from A Coruña Airport), and is located 12,365 miles (19,899 kilometers) away in A Coruña, Spain.
- Because of Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 89 feet, planes can take off or land at Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru 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.
- Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) is Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NE of TIU.
Facts about Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI):
- Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (meaning Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,082 miles (19,444 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport", another name for LAI is "Aéroport de Lannion - Côte de Granit".
- The closest airport to Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) is Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) SW of LAI.
- Because of Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport's relatively low elevation of 290 feet, planes can take off or land at Lannion - Côte de Granit 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.