Nonstop flight route between Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States and Montluçon, France:
Departure Airport:
(32°50'24"N by 105°59'26"W)
Arrival Airport:
(46°13'33"N by 2°21'46"E)
Distance from ALM to MCU:
5,386.68 miles (8,668.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM), Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States and Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU), Montluçon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,387 miles (or 8,669 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 Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport and Montluçon - Guéret 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 Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport and Montluçon - Guéret Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ALM / KALM |
| Airport Name: | Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport |
| Location: | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°50'24"N by 105°59'26"W |
| Area Served: | Alamogordo, New Mexico |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Alamogordo |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4200 feet (1,280 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ALM |
| More Information: | ALM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCU / LFBK |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Montluçon, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°13'33"N by 2°21'46"E |
| Area Served: | Montluçon / Guéret |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI de Montluçon Gannat |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1367 feet (417 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MCU |
| More Information: | MCU Maps & Info |
Facts about Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM):
- Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Alamogordo, a city in Otero County, New Mexico, United States.
- As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 414 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 505 enplanements in 2009, and 369 in 2010.
- The furthest airport from Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,319 miles (18,217 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport installed an 8-kilowatt solar photovoltaic array in November 2008, using a $100,000 grant from the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department.
- The closest airport to Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) is Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) W of ALM.
- Because of Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport's high elevation of 4,200 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at ALM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make ALM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Alamogordo–White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) has 2 runways.
- The airport does not presently have any commercial air service.
Facts about Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU):
- In addition to being known as "Montluçon - Guéret Airport", another name for MCU is "Aéroport de Montluçon - Guéret".
- The furthest airport from Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Montluçon - Guéret Airport (meaning Montluçon - Guéret Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,260 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SE of MCU.
- Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.78 miles (10.91 km) W | Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo Army Airfield (HMN) | Alamogordo, New Mexico, United States |     |
| 2 | 66.25 miles (106.61 km) SW | Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) | Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States | |
| 3 | 72.12 miles (116.06 km) SSW | Biggs Army Airfield (BIF) | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 74.85 miles (120.46 km) SSW | El Paso International Airport (ELP) | El Paso, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 79.11 miles (127.31 km) WNW | Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport (TCS) | Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, United States | |
| 6 | 87.01 miles (140.03 km) SSW | Abraham González International Airport (CJS) | Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 7 | 87.01 miles (140.03 km) SSW | Nuevo Casas Grandes Municipal Airport (NCG) | Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico | |
| 8 | 88.40 miles (142.26 km) E | Artesia Municipal Airport (ATS) | Artesia, New Mexico, United States | |
| 9 | 90.35 miles (145.40 km) ENE | Roswell International Air Center (ROW) | Roswell, New Mexico, United States | |
| 10 | 106.37 miles (171.19 km) ESE | Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) | Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States | |
| 11 | 108.37 miles (174.41 km) WSW | Deming Municipal AirportDeming Army Airfield (DMN) | Deming, New Mexico, United States | |
| 12 | 118.76 miles (191.12 km) SW | Columbus Municipal Airport (CUS) | Columbus, New Mexico, United States | |
| 13 | 126.65 miles (203.83 km) W | Grant County Airport (SVC) | Silver City, New Mexico, United States | |
| 14 | 142.01 miles (228.54 km) SSE | Culberson County Airport (VHN) | Van Horn, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 152.85 miles (245.99 km) NE | Fort Sumner Municipal Airport (FSU) | Fort Sumner, New Mexico, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,319.39 miles (18,216.75 km) SE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,116.36 miles (17,890.00 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,047.52 miles (17,779.21 km) ESE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,033.13 miles (17,756.06 km) ESE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,720.20 miles (17,252.44 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,671.77 miles (17,174.50 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,612.38 miles (17,078.93 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,602.45 miles (17,062.94 km) ESE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,583.70 miles (17,032.78 km) E | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,579.40 miles (17,025.86 km) ESE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,531.14 miles (16,948.18 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,507.09 miles (16,909.48 km) SE | Antsirabato Airport (ANM) | Antalaha, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,472.42 miles (16,853.69 km) ESE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,456.63 miles (16,828.27 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,453.68 miles (16,823.52 km) ESE | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 48.97 miles (78.81 km) SE | Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 2 | 53.38 miles (85.91 km) NW | Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR) | Châteauroux / Déols, France | |
| 3 | 54.78 miles (88.17 km) ENE | Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (XMU) | Moulins, Allier, France | |
| 4 | 57.67 miles (92.82 km) N | Bourges Airport (BOU) | Bourges, France | |
| 5 | 62.07 miles (99.90 km) WSW | Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) | Limoges, France | |
| 6 | 91.84 miles (147.79 km) S | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France | |
| 7 | 92.28 miles (148.51 km) SSW | Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | |
| 8 | 101.09 miles (162.68 km) WNW | Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) | Poitiers, France | |
| 9 | 103.07 miles (165.88 km) SW | Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) | Périgueux, France | |
| 10 | 104.16 miles (167.62 km) SE | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 11 | 104.37 miles (167.96 km) ESE | Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) | Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France | |
| 12 | 108.52 miles (174.64 km) WSW | Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) | Angoulême, France | |
| 13 | 113.79 miles (183.13 km) NW | Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) | Tours, France | |
| 14 | 124.03 miles (199.60 km) NNE | Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF) | Auxerre, France | |
| 15 | 124.95 miles (201.09 km) NNW | Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) | Orléans, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,260.20 miles (19,730.83 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,942.18 miles (19,219.02 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,930.80 miles (19,200.71 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,930.54 miles (19,200.30 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,919.97 miles (19,183.28 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,916.22 miles (19,177.25 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,906.50 miles (19,161.60 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,903.70 miles (19,157.10 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,897.25 miles (19,146.72 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,893.62 miles (19,140.89 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,885.05 miles (19,127.09 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,879.63 miles (19,118.37 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,868.69 miles (19,100.75 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,868.18 miles (19,099.94 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,867.78 miles (19,099.30 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |