Nonstop flight route between Bergerac, France and Hemet, California, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC), Bergerac, France and Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT), Hemet, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,747 miles (or 9,249 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 Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field, 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 Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field. 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT):

• Because of critical need, the strategic location of the base and proven performance and handling of large wildfires, Cal Fire and the state consider the project top priority in the list of firefighting capital improvements.
• In 1977 Cal Fire began a two-week pilot helitack program utilizing a contracted helicopter.
• The closest airport to Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) is Banning Municipal Airport (BNG), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NE of HMT.
• The furthest airport from Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,471 miles (18,460 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Flight training was performed with PT-17 Stearmans as the primary trainer, along with Ryan PT-21 Recruits.
• Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) has 2 runways.
• The United States Forest Service commenced air tanker loading operations in 1957, and in 1959 California Division of Forestry began their operation at Ryan field.
• For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 75,444 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 206 per day.
• Hemet-Ryan is a main Cal Fire Air Attack Base, also used for civilian purposes, Civil Air Patrol meetings, and more.