Nonstop flight route between Clermont-Ferrand, France and Dover, Delaware, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE), Clermont-Ferrand, France and Dover Air Force Base (DOV), Dover, Delaware, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,870 miles (or 6,229 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 Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport and Dover Air Force Base, 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 Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport and Dover Air Force Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE):

• The closest airport to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) is Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) NW of CFE.
• Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) has 3 runways.
• The furthest airport from Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (meaning Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,299 miles (19,793 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport", another name for CFE is "Aéroport de Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne".
• In 2013, Ryanair started flights to Brussels South Charleroi and Porto.
• Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport is an airport serving the French city of Clermont-Ferrand.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 1,090 feet above mean sea level.

Facts about Dover Air Force Base (DOV):

• By 2008, the air traffic tower serving the airfield, built in 1955, was the oldest such tower in use in the United States Air Force.
• Construction of Municipal Airport, Dover Airdrome began in March 1941 and the facility was opened on December 17, 1941.
• After the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, the remains of the seven astronauts were transferred to Dover AFB.
• Dover AFB is home to the 436th Airlift Wing of the Air Mobility Command, known as the "Eagle Wing", and the AMC-gained 512th Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command, referred to as the "Liberty Wing".
• In addition to being known as "Dover Air Force Base", another name for DOV is "Dover AFB".
• The furthest airport from Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,750 miles (18,909 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Dover Airfield was reactivated on 1 August 1950 as a result of the Korean War and the expansion of the United States Air Force in response to the Soviet threat in the Cold War.
• The closest airport to Dover Air Force Base (DOV) is Millville Municipal Airport (MIV), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NE of DOV.
• On 1 September 1946 as a result of the drawdown of United States forces after World War II, Dover Army Airfield, was placed on temporary inactive status.
• In March 1989, C-5s from Dover delivered special equipment used to clean up the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound.