Nonstop flight route between Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States and Rennes, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States and Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS), Rennes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,747 miles (or 6,030 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 Elizabeth City Regional Airport and Rennes–Saint-Jacques 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 Elizabeth City Regional Airport and Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ECG / KECG |
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| Location: | Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°15'38"N by 76°10'27"W |
| Area Served: | Elizabeth City, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | USCG Support Center |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 12 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ECG |
| More Information: | ECG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RNS / LFRN |
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| Location: | Rennes, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°4'18"N by 1°43'55"W |
| Area Served: | Rennes, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI Rennes |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 124 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from RNS |
| More Information: | RNS Maps & Info |
Facts about Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG):
- The closest airport to Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG) is Pine Island Airport (DUF), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) E of ECG.
- In addition to being known as "Elizabeth City Regional Airport", another name for ECG is "Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City".
- Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG) has 2 runways.
- Elizabeth City Regional Airport is a joint civil-military public and military use airport located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Elizabeth City, in Pasquotank County, North Carolina, United States.
- Because of Elizabeth City Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 12 feet, planes can take off or land at Elizabeth City Regional 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 Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,780 miles (18,958 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS):
- The closest airport to Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) is Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNW of RNS.
- The furthest airport from Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (meaning Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,048 miles (19,390 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport", another name for RNS is "Aéroport de Rennes – Saint-JacquesAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-27".
- It is a national and international airport, open to regular and irregular flights, and to both private and passenger planes.
- Seized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France, Rennes airport was used as a Luftwaffe military airfield during the occupation.
- Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) has 3 runways.
- Under American control, the 362d Fighter Group operated P-47 Thunderbolts from the airport from 10 August though 19 September.
- Because of Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport's relatively low elevation of 124 feet, planes can take off or land at Rennes–Saint-Jacques 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.
- Rennes was attacked by Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers on 9 January 1944, and was overflown on several night leaflet drops during the spring of 1944.
