Nonstop flight route between Angers, France and Galveston, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Angers – Loire Airport (ANE), Angers, France and Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS), Galveston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,954 miles (or 7,972 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 Angers – Loire Airport and Scholes International Airport at Galveston, 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 Angers – Loire Airport and Scholes International Airport at Galveston. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Angers – Loire Airport (ANE):

• The closest airport to Angers – Loire Airport (ANE) is Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SW of ANE.
• Because of Angers – Loire Airport's relatively low elevation of 194 feet, planes can take off or land at Angers – Loire 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.
• The furthest airport from Angers – Loire Airport (ANE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Angers – Loire Airport (meaning Angers – Loire Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,118 miles (19,502 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Angers – Loire Airport", another name for ANE is "Aéroport de Angers – Loire".
• Angers – Loire Airport (ANE) has 3 runways.

Facts about Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS):

• The closest airport to Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NW of GLS.
• The furthest airport from Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,038 miles (17,764 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Because of Scholes International Airport at Galveston's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Scholes International Airport at Galveston 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.
• The airport's Master Plan considers the potential return of commercial airline service as well as the increasing trend of corporate aircraft and oil industry helicopter activity.
• In addition to being known as "Scholes International Airport at Galveston", another name for GLS is "(former Galveston Army Air Field)".
• Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) has 2 runways.
• During World War II, it was redesignated a U.S.
• Light general aviation aircraft, and the occasional transient business jets can be seen at GLS.