Nonstop flight route between Del Rio, Texas, United States and Toulouse, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF), Del Rio, Texas, United States and Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS), Toulouse, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,399 miles (or 8,688 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 Laughlin Air Force Base and Toulouse Blagnac 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 Laughlin Air Force Base and Toulouse Blagnac Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF):

• Laughlin AFB is served by the San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District.
• Aside from the reservoir outside of Del Rio for fishing and some lake diving, most forms of recreation are either in the town of Del Rio or across the border in Ciudad Acuña, however current DoD policy does not allow travel across the border for military personnel.
• The furthest airport from Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,241 miles (18,091 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Laughlin U-2s were among the first to provide photographic evidence of Soviet missile installations in Cuba in 1962 when 4080th U-2 pilot Major Steve Heyser flew his U-2C over Cuba after taking off from Edwards AFB, California.
• Another 4080th pilot, Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr., perished when his U-2 was hit by shrapnel from a Soviet-made SA-2 on October 22, 1962 while overflying Cuba from McCoy AFB.
• The closest airport to Laughlin Air Force Base (DLF) is Del Rio International Airport (DRT), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) W of DLF.

Facts about Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS):

• Toulouse Blagnac Airport handled 7,559,350 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) is Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) E of TLS.
• Taxis cost approximately €22 to Toulouse city centre one way.
• Because of Toulouse Blagnac Airport's relatively low elevation of 497 feet, planes can take off or land at Toulouse Blagnac 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.
• Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Toulouse Blagnac Airport (meaning Toulouse Blagnac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,328 miles (19,839 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In 2012, the airport served 7,559,350 passengers.
• In addition to being known as "Toulouse Blagnac Airport", another name for TLS is "Aéroport de Toulouse – Blagnac".