Nonstop flight route between Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay and Évreux / Fauville, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR), Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay and Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28 (EVX), Évreux / Fauville, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,809 miles (or 10,958 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 Laguna de los Patos International Airport and Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28, 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 Laguna de los Patos International Airport and Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR):

• The closest airport to Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) is La Plata Airport (LPG), which is located 36 miles (58 kilometers) S of CYR.
• Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Laguna de los Patos International Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Laguna de los Patos 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.
• The furthest airport from Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) is Yancheng Nanyang Airport (YNZ), which is nearly antipodal to Laguna de los Patos International Airport (meaning Laguna de los Patos International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Yancheng Nanyang Airport), and is located 12,301 miles (19,796 kilometers) away in Yancheng, Jiangsu, China.
• There are plans to develop this airport in a partnership between BQB Líneas Aéreas and the Uruguayan Government.
• Former operators at Colonia Airport were ARCO, Aero Uruguay and LAPA flying between Colonia and Buenos Aires-Aeroparque.
• In addition to being known as "Laguna de los Patos International Airport", another name for CYR is "Aeropuerto Internacional Laguna de los Patos".

Facts about Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28 (EVX):

• The furthest airport from Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28 (EVX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28 (meaning Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28 is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,060 miles (19,408 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• With the fall of France, the Luftwaffe took up residence at Évreux, flying Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Junkers Ju 88 aircraft during the Battle of Britain.
• In March 1958 the C-119Gs of the three squadrons were returned to CONUS, and the squadrons were inactivated.
• The closest airport to Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28 (EVX) is Rouen Airport (URO), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of EVX.
• In July, 465th Wing Headquarters and all support squadrons were inactivated.
• In addition to being known as "Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28", another name for EVX is "Évreux-Fauville AB".
• The 317th continued to fly C-119s until the end of 1957 but began converting to new C-130A "Hercules" cargo transport aircraft.
• The design of the airfield was to space parked aircraft as far apart as possible by the construction of a circular marguerite system of hardstands that could be revetted later with earth for added protection.