Nonstop flight route between Aurillac, France and Perth, Western Australia, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR), Aurillac, France and Perth Airport (PER), Perth, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,834 miles (or 14,216 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 Aurillac – Tronquières Airport and Perth 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 Aurillac – Tronquières Airport and Perth Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR):

• The furthest airport from Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (meaning Aurillac – Tronquières Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,343 miles (19,865 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Aurillac – Tronquières Airport", another name for AUR is "Aéroport d'Aurillac – Tronquières".
• The closest airport to Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) is Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) S of AUR.
• Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Perth Airport (PER):

• Perth Airport (PER) has 2 runways.
• The move was agreed to by the government of the day, as the larger types of aircraft of the day being operated by the two airlines could simply not be handled at Maylands, notwithstanding the small grass airfield, lack of passenger facilities, and approaches being difficult due to surrounding industrial infrastructure.
• Towards the mid-1950s, airline travel was still only being used by a small percentage of the population.
• At this time also, airline operators Qantas and Ansett set about on ambitious capital works programs to construct new domestic terminals for their respective airlines on the northern side of the terminal, where they still stand to this day.
• Site selection and preparation of the original plans was undertaken by Mr N M Fricker of the Department of Civil Aviation.
• The closest airport to Perth Airport (PER) is Jandakot Airport (JAD), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) SSW of PER.
• Even before civil aviation operations could commence at the new site, the onset of World War II saw the facility being redesigned for military purposes as a temporary base for the Royal Australian Air Force and United States Navy, known as "RAAF Station Guildford", primarily to supplement RAAF Base Pearce.Royal Australian Air Force No.
• The furthest airport from Perth Airport (PER) is L.F. Wade International Airport (BDA), which is nearly antipodal to Perth Airport (meaning Perth Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from L.F. Wade International Airport), and is located 12,389 miles (19,938 kilometers) away in Ferry Reach (near Hamilton), Bermuda.
• Perth Airport handled 13,664,394 passengers last year.
• Because of Perth Airport's relatively low elevation of 67 feet, planes can take off or land at Perth 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.
• Prior to the opening of the Perth Airport, civilian air services for the city were provided from Maylands Airport located in Maylands, as well as on the city's foreshore at Langley Park.