Nonstop flight route between Blythe, California, United States and Colmar / Houssen, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Blythe Airport (BLH), Blythe, California, United States and Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR), Colmar / Houssen, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,755 miles (or 9,261 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 Blythe Airport and Colmar - Houssen 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 Blythe Airport and Colmar - Houssen Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Blythe Airport (BLH):

• Blythe Airport (BLH) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Blythe Airport (BLH) is Laguna Army Airfield (LGF), which is located 55 miles (89 kilometers) SSE of BLH.
• In addition to being known as "Blythe Airport", another name for BLH is "(former Blythe Army Air Field)".
• Blythe Army Air Field later became a sub-base of Muroc Army Air Field on 30 June 1945, and was inactivated on 18 October 1945, although during October–December 1946, the 477th Composite Group used the airfield for desert maneuvers, flying B-25 Mitchells.
• Because of Blythe Airport's relatively low elevation of 399 feet, planes can take off or land at Blythe 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.
• At its peak in December, 1943 the base had a population just short of 8000 uniformed and civilian personnel.
• The Army Air Forces then used Blythe as a heavy bombardment crew training base for the Second Air Force 16th Bombardment Training Wing 358th Combat Crew Training School.
• It never served Blythe, but Pacific Southwest Airlines conducted jet training flights from the Blythe Airport on occasion.
• The furthest airport from Blythe Airport (BLH) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,472 miles (18,462 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Blythe Airport is seven miles west of Blythe, in Riverside County, California.

Facts about Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR):

• The closest airport to Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) is Black Forest Airport (LHA), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) NE of CMR.
• Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Colmar - Houssen Airport", another name for CMR is "Aéroport de Colmar - Houssen".
• The furthest airport from Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Colmar - Houssen Airport (meaning Colmar - Houssen Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,088 miles (19,453 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Colmar - Houssen Airport's relatively low elevation of 627 feet, planes can take off or land at Colmar - Houssen 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.