Nonstop flight route between Attu Island, Alaska, United States and Quimper, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU), Attu Island, Alaska, United States and Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP), Quimper, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,470 miles (or 8,803 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 Casco Cove Coast Guard Station and Quimper - Cornouaille 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 Casco Cove Coast Guard Station and Quimper - Cornouaille Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ATU / PAAT | 
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| Location: | Attu Island, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°49'57"N by 173°10'32"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Coast Guard 17th Dist. | 
| Airport Type: | Private use | 
| Elevation: | 88 feet (27 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ATU | 
| More Information: | ATU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIP / LFRQ | 
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| Location: | Quimper, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°58'30"N by 4°10'4"W | 
| Area Served: | Quimper, France | 
| Operator/Owner: | SEAQC - Société d'Exploitation de l'Aéroport de Quimper Cornouaille | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 297 feet (91 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from UIP | 
| More Information: | UIP Maps & Info | 
Facts about Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU):
- The closest airport to Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU) is Eareckson Air Station (SYA), which is located 40 miles (65 kilometers) ESE of ATU.
 - The furthest airport from Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU) is Cape Town International Airport (CPT), which is located 10,631 miles (17,109 kilometers) away in Cape Town, South Africa.
 - Casco Cove Coast Guard Station (ATU) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Casco Cove Coast Guard Station", other names for ATU include "LORAN Station Attu" and "(former Naval Air Facility Attu)".
 - Because of Casco Cove Coast Guard Station's relatively low elevation of 88 feet, planes can take off or land at Casco Cove Coast Guard Station 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.
 - Casco Cove CGS resides at elevation of 88 feet above mean sea level.
 - Casco Cove is one of the most isolated and remote airports in the United States.
 
Facts about Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP):
- Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Quimper - Cornouaille Airport's relatively low elevation of 297 feet, planes can take off or land at Quimper - Cornouaille 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 "Quimper - Cornouaille Airport", another name for UIP is "Aéroport de Quimper - Cornouaille".
 - The furthest airport from Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (meaning Quimper - Cornouaille Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,136 miles (19,531 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
 - The closest airport to Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) is Brest Bretagne Airport (BES), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNW of UIP.
 
