Nonstop flight route between Barcelonnette / Saint-Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France and Big Rapids, Michigan, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport (BAE), Barcelonnette / Saint-Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France and Roben-Hood Airport (WBR), Big Rapids, Michigan, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,306 miles (or 6,930 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 Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport and Roben-Hood 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 Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport and Roben-Hood Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BAE / LFMR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Barcelonnette / Saint-Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°23'13"N by 6°36'33"E | 
| Area Served: | Barcelonnette, France | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 3714 feet (1,132 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BAE | 
| More Information: | BAE Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WBR / KRQB | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Big Rapids, Michigan, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°43'20"N by 85°30'15"W | 
| Area Served: | Big Rapids, Michigan | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Big Rapids | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 990 feet (302 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WBR | 
| More Information: | WBR Maps & Info | 
Facts about Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport (BAE):
- The furthest airport from Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport (BAE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport (meaning Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,280 miles (19,762 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport (BAE) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport", another name for BAE is "Aéroport de Barcelonnette-Saint-Pons".
- The closest airport to Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport (BAE) is Cuneo International Airport (CUF), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) ENE of BAE.
Facts about Roben-Hood Airport (WBR):
- Roben-Hood Airport (WBR) has 2 runways.
- Because of Roben-Hood Airport's relatively low elevation of 990 feet, planes can take off or land at Roben-Hood 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 Roben-Hood Airport (WBR) is Nartron Field (RCT), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) N of WBR.
- On Sunday, July 27, 20 planes were entered in several entertaining events including speed races before an estimated crowd of 7500!
- The furthest airport from Roben-Hood Airport (WBR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,143 miles (17,933 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Roben-Hood Airport", another name for WBR is "RQB".
- As the 20th Century came to an end, several significant events occurred which destined Roben Hood Airport to grow in a negative fashion.
- In mid 1941, the Civil Aeronautics Authority was still considering the airport as an “auxiliary field” according to Earl Bender, airport manager.




