Nonstop flight route between Bergerac, France and Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC), Bergerac, France and Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH), Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,465 miles (or 5,577 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 Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport and Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, 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 Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport and Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC):

• The closest airport to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) is Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNE of EGC.
• The furthest airport from Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (meaning Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,272 miles (19,749 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) has 2 runways.
• In addition to being known as "Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport", another name for EGC is "Aéroport de Bergerac Dordogne Périgord".
• Because of Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport's relatively low elevation of 171 feet, planes can take off or land at Bergerac Dordogne Périgord 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.

Facts about Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH):

• The closest airport to Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH) is Barnstable Municipal Airport (HYA), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) E of FMH.
• On December 22, 2006 in an agreement amongst the Coast Guard, National Guard and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts a partnership was created in which the Coast Guard would assume control of the aviation facilities from the Air Force while the Air National Guard will manage the utilities and the state will fund the emergency services and fire protection.
• The Air National Guard's and 101st Tactical Fighter Squadron used Otis when the active duty Air Force was present and shared missions with the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing while operating their own aircraft as indicated in the previous paragraph regarding the Cold War.
• The furthest airport from Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod (FMH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,821 miles (19,024 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Otis was unique because it had its own schools for the students who lived on the base.
• In addition to being known as "Otis Air National Guard Base Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod", another name for FMH is "Otis ANGB".