Nonstop flight route between Cherbourg, France and Crescent City, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(49°39'2"N by 1°28'31"W)
Arrival Airport:
(41°46'49"N by 124°14'12"W)
Distance from CER to CEC:
5,232.35 miles (8,420.63 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER), Cherbourg, France and Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC), Crescent City, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,232 miles (or 8,421 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 Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport and Del Norte County Regional Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CER / LFRC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cherbourg, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°39'2"N by 1°28'31"W |
| Area Served: | Cherbourg-Octeville |
| Operator/Owner: | SNC-Lavalin France |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 459 feet (140 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CER |
| More Information: | CER Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CEC / KCEC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Crescent City, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°46'49"N by 124°14'12"W |
| Area Served: | Crescent City, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Border Coast Regional Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 61 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEC |
| More Information: | CEC Maps & Info |
Facts about Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER):
- After the Americans moved east into Central France with the advancing Allied Armies, the airfield was used as a resupply and casualty evacuation airfield for several months, before being closed on 22 December 1944.
- Because of Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Cherbourg - Maupertus 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 Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) is Alderney Airport (ACI), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) W of CER.
- The enemy, however, continued to offer determined resistance and not until the following day was the airfield finally taken.
- Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) currently has only 1 runway.
- In the 1950s, a modern concrete jet runway for NATO aircraft was laid down by the United States using French contractors, along with a circular marguerite system of dispersal hardstands that could be revetted later with earth for added protection.
- The fighter planes flew support missions during the Allied invasion of Normandy, patrolling roads in front of the beachhead.
- In addition to being known as "Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport", other names for CER include "Aéroport de Cherbourg - Maupertus" and "(Advanced Landing Ground A-15)".
- The furthest airport from Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,973 miles (19,269 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Facts about Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC):
- The furthest airport from Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,175 miles (17,985 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) is Brookings Airport (BOK), which is located 21 miles (33 kilometers) N of CEC.
- SkyWest Airlines flies Embraer EMB-120s to Eureka/Arcata, Sacramento and San Francisco.
- The airfield was used during World War II as Crescent City Outlying Field supporting Naval Air Station Alameda and a naval radio station at Point Saint George.
- Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC) has 2 runways.
- The airport was served by Pacific Air Lines and its successors, whose Fairchild F-27s stopped there until 1979.
- Because of Del Norte County Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 61 feet, planes can take off or land at Del Norte County Regional 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.
- In addition to being known as "Del Norte County Regional Airport", another name for CEC is "Jack McNamara Field".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.27 miles (53.54 km) W | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 44.53 miles (71.66 km) SW | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 52.67 miles (84.77 km) WSW | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 56.68 miles (91.22 km) SE | Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) | Caen, France | |
| 5 | 70.48 miles (113.43 km) E | Le Havre - Octeville Airport (LEH) | Le Havre, France | |
| 6 | 72.80 miles (117.16 km) NNE | Bembridge Airport (BBP) | Bembridge, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 75.72 miles (121.86 km) ESE | Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL) | Deauville, France | |
| 8 | 78.37 miles (126.13 km) SSW | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 9 | 79.69 miles (128.25 km) NNW | Bournemouth Airport (BOH) | Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 89.30 miles (143.71 km) NNE | Chichester/Goodwood Airport (QUG) | Chichester, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 89.94 miles (144.74 km) N | Southampton Airport (SOU) | Eastleigh (near Southampton), England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 97.00 miles (156.11 km) NNE | Shoreham Airport (ESH) | Lancing, West Sussex, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 99.11 miles (159.50 km) SW | Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) | Saint-Brieuc, France | |
| 14 | 107.92 miles (173.68 km) N | Lasham Airfield (QLA) | Lasham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 109.46 miles (176.16 km) WSW | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,972.94 miles (19,268.52 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,968.71 miles (19,261.73 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,961.64 miles (19,250.34 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,932.33 miles (19,203.18 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,928.26 miles (19,196.62 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,925.07 miles (19,191.48 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,921.72 miles (19,186.11 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,915.17 miles (19,175.56 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,911.06 miles (19,168.94 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,884.83 miles (19,126.73 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,884.49 miles (19,126.19 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,878.69 miles (19,116.86 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,875.89 miles (19,112.34 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,868.92 miles (19,101.13 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,849.20 miles (19,069.39 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 20.51 miles (33.01 km) N | Brookings Airport (BOK) | Brookings, Oregon, United States | |
| 2 | 44.92 miles (72.30 km) NNW | Gold Beach Municipal Airport (GOL) | Gold Beach, Oregon, United States | |
| 3 | 55.85 miles (89.87 km) S | Arcata/Eureka Airport (ACV) | McKinleyville, California, United States | |
| 4 | 67.81 miles (109.12 km) S | Murray Field (EKA) | Eureka, California, United States | |
| 5 | 81.06 miles (130.45 km) ENE | Rogue Valley International–Medford Airport (MFR) | Medford, Oregon, United States | |
| 6 | 84.91 miles (136.64 km) S | Rohnerville Airport (FOT) | Fortuna, California, United States | |
| 7 | 87.23 miles (140.39 km) E | Montague Airport-Yreka Rohrer Field (RKC) | Montague, California, United States | |
| 8 | 90.67 miles (145.92 km) N | Bandon State Airport (BDY) | Bandon, Oregon, United States | |
| 9 | 91.12 miles (146.64 km) E | Siskiyou County Airport (SIY) | Montague, California, United States | |
| 10 | 110.31 miles (177.53 km) NNE | Roseburg Regional Airport (RBG) | Roseburg, Oregon, United States | |
| 11 | 113.11 miles (182.03 km) N | Southwest Oregon Regional Airport (OTH) | North Bend, Oregon, United States | |
| 12 | 131.21 miles (211.15 km) ENE | Crater Lake- Klamath Regional Airport (LMT) | Klamath Falls, Oregon, United States | |
| 13 | 132.97 miles (214.00 km) ENE | Chiloquin State Airport (CHZ) | Chiloquin, Oregon, United States | |
| 14 | 133.94 miles (215.55 km) SE | Redding Municipal AirportRedding Army Airfield (RDD) | Redding, California, United States | |
| 15 | 152.94 miles (246.14 km) SE | Red Bluff Municipal Airport (RBL) | Red Bluff, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,175.14 miles (17,984.61 km) SSE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,098.22 miles (17,860.81 km) SSE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 11,023.11 miles (17,739.93 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,993.35 miles (17,692.03 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,957.38 miles (17,634.15 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 10,951.03 miles (17,623.93 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,944.17 miles (17,612.89 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,896.90 miles (17,536.82 km) SSE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,880.29 miles (17,510.09 km) SSE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,877.35 miles (17,505.35 km) SSE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,851.40 miles (17,463.58 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 12 | 10,841.68 miles (17,447.95 km) ESE | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 13 | 10,834.51 miles (17,436.42 km) ESE | Richards Bay Airport (RCB) | Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 14 | 10,826.96 miles (17,424.26 km) ESE | King Shaka International (DUR) | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 15 | 10,809.53 miles (17,396.20 km) ESE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |