Nonstop flight route between Dole, France and Pecos, Texas, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dole - Jura Airport (DLE), Dole, France and Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ), Pecos, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,453 miles (or 8,775 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 Dole - Jura Airport and Pecos Municipal 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 Dole - Jura Airport and Pecos Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dole - Jura Airport (DLE):

• The airport is used for general aviation, and for a few commercial airline services.
• In addition to being known as "Dole - Jura Airport", other names for DLE include "Aéroport de Dole - Jura" and "(Advanced Landing Ground Y-7)".
• During World War II the airport was used by the German Luftwaffe during the occupation of France as an Air intelligence training facility.
• Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) has 2 runways.
• Because of Dole - Jura Airport's relatively low elevation of 645 feet, planes can take off or land at Dole - Jura 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 Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Dole - Jura Airport (meaning Dole - Jura Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,195 miles (19,626 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Today, the airport's World War II history remains with the alert pads built by the Germans at each end of the main runway.
• The closest airport to Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) is Dijon Air Base (DIJ), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NW of DLE.

Facts about Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ):

• The furthest airport from Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,292 miles (18,173 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Over the years part of the field was sold off, and Interstate Highway 20 cut through it.
• The closest airport to Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) is Winkler County Airport (INK), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) NNE of PEQ.
• Pecos Municipal Airport (PEQ) has 2 runways.
• At its peak, on April 30, 1944, the field numbered 4,304 people, including 482 officers, 972 cadets and student officers, 2,218 enlisted personnel, and 604 civilian employees, of which 25 were WASPs.
• In addition to being known as "Pecos Municipal Airport", another name for PEQ is "Pecos Army Airfield".