Nonstop flight route between Cannes, France and Salt Lake City, Utah, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (CEQ), Cannes, France and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), Salt Lake City, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,483 miles (or 8,825 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 Cannes - Mandelieu Airport and Salt Lake City International 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 Cannes - Mandelieu Airport and Salt Lake City International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (CEQ):

• The furthest airport from Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (CEQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (meaning Cannes - Mandelieu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,265 miles (19,739 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Because of Cannes - Mandelieu Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Cannes - Mandelieu 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.
• Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (CEQ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (CEQ) is Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of CEQ.
• In addition to being known as "Cannes - Mandelieu Airport", another name for CEQ is "Aéroport de Cannes - MandelieuAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-11".

Facts about Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC):

• Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) has 4 runways.
• The closest airport to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Skypark Airport (BTF), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NNE of SLC.
• The Utah Air National Guard operates Salt Lake City Air National Guard Base on the east side of the airport.
• The airport is owned by Salt Lake City Corporation and is administered by the Salt Lake City Department of Airports.
• The furthest airport from Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• As air travel became more popular and the United States Air Force established a base at the airport during World War II, a third runway was added.
• Salt Lake City International Airport handled 20,102,078 passengers last year.
• Concourse E was expanded in 2001 for additional gates.
• Because of Salt Lake City International Airport's high elevation of 4,227 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SLC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SLC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.