Nonstop flight route between Juvaincourt, Vosges, France and Shafter, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(48°19'28"N by 6°4'0"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W)
Distance from EPL to MIT:
5,736.84 miles (9,232.53 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (EPL), Juvaincourt, Vosges, France and Shafter Airport (MIT), Shafter, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,737 miles (or 9,233 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 Épinal - Mirecourt Airport and Shafter 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 Épinal - Mirecourt Airport and Shafter Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EPL / LFSG |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Juvaincourt, Vosges, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°19'28"N by 6°4'0"E |
| Area Served: | Épinal / Mirecourt |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI des Vosges |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1084 feet (330 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EPL |
| More Information: | EPL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MIT / KMIT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Shafter, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°30'20"N by 119°11'30"W |
| Area Served: | Shafter, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Minter Field Airport District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 424 feet (129 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MIT |
| More Information: | MIT Maps & Info |
Facts about Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (EPL):
- In addition to being known as "Épinal - Mirecourt Airport", another name for EPL is "Aéroport d'Épinal - Mirecourt".
- Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (EPL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (EPL) is Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) N of EPL.
- The furthest airport from Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (EPL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (meaning Épinal - Mirecourt Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,102 miles (19,477 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Shafter Airport (MIT):
- Shafter Airport (MIT) has 2 runways.
- Because of Shafter Airport's relatively low elevation of 424 feet, planes can take off or land at Shafter 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 closest airport to Shafter Airport (MIT) is Meadows Field (BFL), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) ESE of MIT.
- In addition to being known as "Shafter Airport", another name for MIT is "Minter Field".
- With the end of the war in 1945, airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use in March 1948.
- With the relative completion of construction in July 1942, the airfield was renamed Minter Field Army Airfield a member of the locally prominent Minter family.
- The furthest airport from Shafter Airport (MIT) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,404 miles (18,353 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 45.90 miles (73.87 km) N | Metz–Nancy–Lorraine Airport (ETZ) | Lorraine, France |     |
| 2 | 61.31 miles (98.66 km) ESE | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| 3 | 66.92 miles (107.70 km) SSE | Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) | Montbéliard, France | |
| 4 | 73.41 miles (118.14 km) ENE | Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) | Strasbourg, France | |
| 5 | 77.35 miles (124.48 km) S | Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome (QBQ) | Besançon / La Vèze, France | |
| 6 | 77.67 miles (125.00 km) NE | Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) | Saarbrücken, Germany | |
| 7 | 80.91 miles (130.22 km) E | Black Forest Airport (LHA) | Lahr, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 8 | 84.58 miles (136.12 km) SE | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 9 | 84.58 miles (136.12 km) SE | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH) | Mulhouse, France | |
| 10 | 85.63 miles (137.80 km) SSW | Dijon Air Base (DIJ) | Dijon, France | |
| 11 | 86.17 miles (138.67 km) NE | Zweibrücken Airport (ZQW) | Zweibrücken, Germany | |
| 12 | 89.94 miles (144.75 km) N | Luxembourg Airport (LUX) | Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg | |
| 13 | 90.58 miles (145.77 km) WNW | Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR) | Vatry, France | |
| 14 | 93.32 miles (150.19 km) SSW | Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) | Dole, France | |
| 15 | 94.19 miles (151.59 km) W | Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR) | Troyes, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,102.26 miles (19,476.66 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,716.30 miles (18,855.51 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,708.71 miles (18,843.29 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,706.76 miles (18,840.15 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,704.45 miles (18,836.45 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,690.63 miles (18,814.19 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,690.07 miles (18,813.29 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,689.63 miles (18,812.58 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,681.40 miles (18,799.34 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,678.60 miles (18,794.83 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,677.49 miles (18,793.05 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,674.15 miles (18,787.68 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,673.75 miles (18,787.03 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,656.79 miles (18,759.75 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,643.47 miles (18,738.31 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 9.03 miles (14.53 km) ESE | Meadows Field (BFL) | Bakersfield, California, United States | |
| 2 | 36.91 miles (59.40 km) NNE | Porterville Municipal AirportPorterville Army Airfield (PTV) | Porterville, California, United States | |
| 3 | 45.60 miles (73.39 km) N | Mefford Field (TLR) | Tulare, California, United States | |
| 4 | 47.02 miles (75.68 km) NNW | Corcoran Airport (CRO) | Corcoran, California, United States | |
| 5 | 49.56 miles (79.76 km) ESE | Tehachapi Municipal Airport (TSP) | Tehachapi, California, United States | |
| 6 | 57.27 miles (92.17 km) NNW | Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Army Airfield (VIS) | Visalia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 66.27 miles (106.65 km) ESE | Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) | Mojave, California, United States | |
| 8 | 71.25 miles (114.66 km) NW | Naval Air Station Lemoore (NLC) | Lemoore, California, United States | |
| 9 | 76.26 miles (122.73 km) SE | General Wm. J. Fox Airfield (WJF) | Lancaster, California, United States | |
| 10 | 76.64 miles (123.34 km) NW | New Coalinga Municipal Airport (CLG) | Coalinga, California, United States | |
| 11 | 77.27 miles (124.35 km) E | Inyokern Airport (IYK) | Inyokern, California, United States | |
| 12 | 79.73 miles (128.31 km) SW | Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) | Santa Ynez, California, United States | |
| 13 | 80.41 miles (129.41 km) S | Santa Paula Airport (SZP) | Santa Paula, California, United States | |
| 14 | 81.46 miles (131.10 km) W | Paso Robles Municipal AirportEstrella Army Airfield (PRB) | Paso Robles, California, United States | |
| 15 | 82.86 miles (133.35 km) WSW | Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) | Santa Maria, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,404.12 miles (18,353.11 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,378.03 miles (18,311.12 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,377.28 miles (18,309.91 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,340.59 miles (18,250.87 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,337.66 miles (18,246.15 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,222.83 miles (18,061.35 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,194.33 miles (18,015.48 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,160.49 miles (17,961.02 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,046.39 miles (17,777.40 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,043.96 miles (17,773.49 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,032.52 miles (17,755.08 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,024.29 miles (17,741.83 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,019.64 miles (17,734.35 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,996.41 miles (17,696.96 km) SSE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,992.09 miles (17,690.01 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |