Nonstop flight route between Bangor, Maine, United States and Limoges, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bangor International Airport (BGR), Bangor, Maine, United States and Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG), Limoges, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,287 miles (or 5,290 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 Bangor International Airport and Limoges – Bellegarde 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 Bangor International Airport and Limoges – Bellegarde Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BGR / KBGR |
Airport Name: | Bangor International Airport |
Location: | Bangor, Maine, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°48'25"N by 68°49'41"W |
Area Served: | Bangor, Maine |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 192 feet (59 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from BGR |
More Information: | BGR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIG / LFBL |
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Location: | Limoges, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°51'38"N by 1°10'49"E |
Area Served: | Limoges, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI de Limoges |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1300 feet (396 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LIG |
More Information: | LIG Maps & Info |
Facts about Bangor International Airport (BGR):
- In 1968, Dow AFB was closed as an active duty Air Force installation.
- The furthest airport from Bangor International Airport (BGR) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,670 miles (18,782 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Bangor International Airport (BGR) is Old Town Municipal Airport (OLD), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) NE of BGR.
- Bangor has been the port of entry for over a million servicemen and women returning from the Gulf War, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and the NATO operations IFOR and SFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina on military charters.
- In April 2008, the airport received a US$2.9 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to upgrade the terminal building and aviation equipment.
- Because of Bangor International Airport's relatively low elevation of 192 feet, planes can take off or land at Bangor International 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.
- Bangor International Airport began as Godfrey Field in the 1920s, on land owned by local attorney Edward Rawson Godfrey.
- Bangor International Airport (BGR) currently has only 1 runway.
- On July 8, 2010, ten captured Russian spies, were deported on a government-chartered jet that took off from New York's LaGuardia Airport bound for Vienna International Airport, with a stop in Bangor for refueling.
Facts about Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG):
- The closest airport to Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) is Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) W of LIG.
- Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (meaning Limoges – Bellegarde Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,254 miles (19,721 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Limoges – Bellegarde Airport", another name for LIG is "Aéroport de Limoges – Bellegarde".