Nonstop flight route between Aurillac, France and West Yellowstone, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR), Aurillac, France and Yellowstone Airport (WYS), West Yellowstone, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,032 miles (or 8,098 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 Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUR / LFLW |
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| Location: | Aurillac, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°53'51"N by 2°25'0"E |
| Area Served: | Aurillac, Cantal, Auvergne, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CABA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2096 feet (639 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AUR |
| More Information: | AUR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WYS / KWYS |
| Airport Name: | Yellowstone Airport |
| Location: | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°41'17"N by 111°7'4"W |
| Area Served: | West Yellowstone, Montana |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Montana |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6649 feet (2,027 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WYS |
| More Information: | WYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR):
- 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.
- 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".
Facts about Yellowstone Airport (WYS):
- Delta/Skywest Airlines EMB120
- The closest airport to Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of WYS.
- Two airlines actually operated mainline jet aircraft into the airport in the past, although all service was seasonal in nature and was not operated during the winter months.
- Yellowstone Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile north of the central business district of West Yellowstone, a town in Gallatin County, Montana, United States.
- The furthest airport from Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,685 miles (17,196 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Yellowstone Airport's high elevation of 6,649 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Yellowstone Airport (WYS) currently has only 1 runway.
