Nonstop flight route between Abilene, Texas, United States and Le Bourget (near Paris), France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abilene Regional Airport (ABI), Abilene, Texas, United States and Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG), Le Bourget (near Paris), France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,062 miles (or 8,147 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 Abilene Regional Airport and Paris–Le Bourget 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 Abilene Regional Airport and Paris–Le Bourget Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ABI / KABI |
| Airport Name: | Abilene Regional Airport |
| Location: | Abilene, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°24'47"N by 99°40'59"W |
| Area Served: | Abilene, Texas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1791 feet (546 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ABI |
| More Information: | ABI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBG / LFPB |
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| Location: | Le Bourget (near Paris), France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°58'9"N by 2°26'29"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Aéroports de Paris |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 220 feet (67 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LBG |
| More Information: | LBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Abilene Regional Airport (ABI):
- The closest airport to Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) is Dyess Air Force Base (DYS), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) W of ABI.
- Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) has 3 runways.
- Most operations at the airport are general aviation and military training.
- The furthest airport from Abilene Regional Airport (ABI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,072 miles (17,819 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Texas State Technical College provides aviation maintenance training at its on-field hangar base.
Facts about Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG):
- On 25 June 1940, Adolf Hitler began his first and only tour of Paris, with Albert Speer and an entourage, from Le Bourget Airport.
- The furthest airport from Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Paris–Le Bourget Airport (meaning Paris–Le Bourget Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,076 miles (19,435 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG) has 3 runways.
- The airport hosts a statue commemorating Frenchwoman Raymonde de Laroche who was the first woman to earn a pilot's licence.
- Because of Paris–Le Bourget Airport's relatively low elevation of 220 feet, planes can take off or land at Paris–Le Bourget 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 "Paris–Le Bourget Airport", other names for LBG include "Paris - Le Bourget Airport", "Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget" and "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-54".
- The closest airport to Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG) is Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of LBG.
- Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace
