Nonstop flight route between Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States and Pau, France:
Departure Airport:
(39°34'12"N by 104°50'57"W)
Arrival Airport:
(43°22'48"N by 0°25'6"W)
Distance from APA to PUF:
5,020.89 miles (8,080.32 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Centennial Airport (APA), Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States and Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF), Pau, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,021 miles (or 8,080 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 Centennial Airport and Pau Pyrénées 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 Centennial Airport and Pau Pyrénées Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | APA / KAPA |
| Airport Name: | Centennial Airport |
| Location: | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°34'12"N by 104°50'57"W |
| Area Served: | Denver, Colorado |
| Operator/Owner: | Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5885 feet (1,794 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from APA |
| More Information: | APA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PUF / LFBP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Pau, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°22'48"N by 0°25'6"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Pau Chamber of Commerce |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 616 feet (188 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PUF |
| More Information: | PUF Maps & Info |
Facts about Centennial Airport (APA):
- Centennial Airport is a public use airport in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States.
- In 1985 a new control tower was built.
- The furthest airport from Centennial Airport (APA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,899 miles (17,540 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Centennial Airport's high elevation of 5,885 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at APA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make APA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Centennial Airport (APA) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Centennial Airport (APA) is Denver International Airport (DEN), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) NNE of APA.
Facts about Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF):
- In addition to being known as "Pau Pyrénées Airport", another name for PUF is "Aéroport Pau Pyrénées".
- Because of Pau Pyrénées Airport's relatively low elevation of 616 feet, planes can take off or land at Pau Pyrénées 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 closest airport to Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) is Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) ESE of PUF.
- Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Pau Pyrénées Airport (meaning Pau Pyrénées Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,236 miles (19,692 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.23 miles (35.77 km) NNE | Denver International Airport (DEN) | Denver, Colorado, United States |     |
| 2 | 27.40 miles (44.09 km) NNW | Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC) | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| 3 | 38.09 miles (61.31 km) NNW | Boulder Municipal Airport (WBU) | Boulder, Colorado, United States | |
| 4 | 40.06 miles (64.47 km) S | United States Air Force Academy (AFF) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 5 | 53.40 miles (85.93 km) S | City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States | |
| 6 | 61.02 miles (98.21 km) N | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States | |
| 7 | 61.54 miles (99.03 km) N | Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport (FNL) | Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, United States | |
| 8 | 81.98 miles (131.94 km) WSW | Lake County Airport (LXV) | Leadville, Colorado, United States | |
| 9 | 90.51 miles (145.66 km) SSE | Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB) | Pueblo, Colorado, United States | |
| 10 | 95.91 miles (154.35 km) ENE | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 96.02 miles (154.53 km) SW | Harriet Alexander Field (SLT) | Salida, Colorado, United States | |
| 12 | 108.00 miles (173.81 km) N | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 13 | 109.57 miles (176.34 km) N | Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 14 | 110.21 miles (177.37 km) W | Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) | Eagle, Colorado (near Vail), United States | |
| 15 | 110.46 miles (177.76 km) WSW | Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE) | Aspen, Colorado, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,899.07 miles (17,540.31 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,757.90 miles (17,313.12 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,721.36 miles (17,254.31 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,701.44 miles (17,222.25 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,520.75 miles (16,931.47 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,410.99 miles (16,754.82 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,396.62 miles (16,731.70 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,364.97 miles (16,680.77 km) ESE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,300.32 miles (16,576.72 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,264.43 miles (16,518.95 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,251.95 miles (16,498.87 km) ESE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,231.40 miles (16,465.80 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,212.09 miles (16,434.73 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,209.72 miles (16,430.91 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,201.21 miles (16,417.21 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 24.92 miles (40.10 km) ESE | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 2 | 55.77 miles (89.75 km) W | Biarritz – Anglet – Bayonne Airport (BIQ) | Biarritz, France | |
| 3 | 68.93 miles (110.93 km) W | San Sebastián Airport (EAS) | San Sebastián, Spain | |
| 4 | 74.50 miles (119.89 km) NE | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 5 | 74.97 miles (120.64 km) SW | Pamplona Airport (PNA) | Pamplona, Spain | |
| 6 | 89.89 miles (144.67 km) S | Huesca–Pirineos Airport (HSK) | Huesca, Spain | |
| 7 | 90.82 miles (146.15 km) NNW | La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) | Arcachon, France | |
| 8 | 91.24 miles (146.83 km) ENE | Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) | Toulouse, France | |
| 9 | 101.15 miles (162.78 km) N | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | |
| 10 | 110.14 miles (177.26 km) NNE | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| 11 | 115.30 miles (185.56 km) WSW | Logroño–Agoncillo Airport (RJL) | Logroño, Spain | |
| 12 | 116.94 miles (188.20 km) SE | La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) | La Seu d'Urgell, Spain | |
| 13 | 121.23 miles (195.10 km) WSW | Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain | |
| 14 | 122.59 miles (197.30 km) SSW | Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) | Zaragoza, Spain | |
| 15 | 124.06 miles (199.66 km) SSE | Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD) | Lleida, Spain | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,236.38 miles (19,692.49 km) W | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,175.17 miles (19,593.99 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,154.75 miles (19,561.13 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,146.01 miles (19,547.06 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,143.07 miles (19,542.33 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,132.29 miles (19,524.97 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,127.15 miles (19,516.70 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,118.58 miles (19,502.91 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,103.65 miles (19,478.88 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,100.38 miles (19,473.63 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,083.15 miles (19,445.89 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,081.68 miles (19,443.52 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,068.13 miles (19,421.72 km) SSE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,065.71 miles (19,417.82 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,049.94 miles (19,392.45 km) ESE | Takaka Aerodrome (KTF) | Takaka, New Zealand | |