Nonstop flight route between Dinard, France and Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR), Dinard, France and Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,696 miles (or 12,385 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 Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport and Wake Island Airfield, 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 Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport and Wake Island Airfield. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR):

• In addition to being known as "Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport", another name for DNR is "Aéroport de Dinard – Pleurtuit – Saint-Malo".
• The flying club is located on the northeast of the 12/30 runway.
• The airport operating hours are 7:30am to 9:30pm.
• The closest airport to Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) is Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) W of DNR.
• Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport or Aéroport de Dinard – Pleurtuit – Saint-Malo is an airport serving the city of Saint-Malo, France.
• Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) has 3 runways.
• Because of Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport's relatively low elevation of 219 feet, planes can take off or land at Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo 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.
• Taxis and car rental are available from inside of the terminal.
• The furthest airport from Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (meaning Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,031 miles (19,362 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):

• Because of Wake Island Airfield's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Wake Island Airfield 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.
• Between 5 and 29 May 1935, Pan American's air base construction vessel, North Haven, landed supplies and equipment on Wilkes Island for eventual rehandling to Peale Island which, because of its more suitable soil and geology, had been selected as site for the PAA seaplane base.
• Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
• Another airline that operated into Wake Island was Philippine Airlines with Douglas DC-8 jetliners on a daily westbound service from San Francisco and Honolulu to Manila during the early 1970s.
• The first intention to build an air base surfaced in 1935, when Pan American World Airways selected Wake Island as an intermediate support base for their routes to the Far East, especially the Philippines.
• The furthest airport from Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.