Nonstop flight route between Nîmes-Arles-Camargue, France and Wales, Alaska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(43°45'27"N by 4°24'59"E)
Arrival Airport:
(65°37'21"N by 168°5'41"W)
Distance from FNI to WAA:
4,868.69 miles (7,835.39 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI), Nîmes-Arles-Camargue, France and Wales Airport (WAA), Wales, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,869 miles (or 7,835 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNI / LFTW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nîmes-Arles-Camargue, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°45'27"N by 4°24'59"E |
| Area Served: | Nîmes, Gard, France |
| Operator/Owner: | SNC-Lavalin / Ministère de la Défense (FNF) |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 309 feet (94 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FNI |
| More Information: | FNI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WAA / PAIW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Wales, Alaska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°37'21"N by 168°5'41"W |
| Area Served: | Wales, Alaska |
| Operator/Owner: | State of Alaska DOT&PF - Northern Region |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 22 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WAA |
| More Information: | WAA Maps & Info |
Facts about Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI):
- Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- In response to the announcement, Ryanair maintained that its 'arrangements with all EU airports comply with competition rules'.
- Because of Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport's relatively low elevation of 309 feet, planes can take off or land at Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes 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.
- In addition to being known as "Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport", another name for FNI is "Aéroport de Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes".
- The closest airport to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) is Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of FNI.
- In April 2012, the European Commission announced that it had launched an in-depth investigation into the financial arrangements that Nîmes Airport had with public authorities and Ryanair.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 309 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (meaning Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Wales Airport (WAA):
- In addition to being known as "Wales Airport", another name for WAA is "IWK".
- Because of Wales Airport's relatively low elevation of 22 feet, planes can take off or land at Wales 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 Wales Airport (WAA) is Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SE of WAA.
- Wales Airport (WAA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Wales Airport (WAA) is Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM), which is located 10,385 miles (16,713 kilometers) away in Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.88 miles (41.65 km) WSW | Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL) | Montpellier, France |     |
| 2 | 26.30 miles (42.33 km) ENE | Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN) | Avignon, France | |
| 3 | 30.81 miles (49.58 km) ESE | Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE) | Istres, France | |
| 4 | 34.71 miles (55.85 km) NE | Orange-Caritat Air Base (BA 115) (XOG) | Orange, France | |
| 5 | 45.70 miles (73.54 km) ESE | Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) | Marseille, France | |
| 6 | 50.64 miles (81.50 km) ESE | Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome (QXB) | Aix-en-Provence / Les Milles, France | |
| 7 | 61.11 miles (98.35 km) WSW | Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport (BZR) | Béziers, France | |
| 8 | 84.54 miles (136.05 km) NNE | Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) | Valence, France | |
| 9 | 96.87 miles (155.90 km) NNW | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 10 | 98.05 miles (157.80 km) ESE | Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN) | Toulon, France | |
| 11 | 104.83 miles (168.70 km) SW | Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) | Perpignan, France | |
| 12 | 105.96 miles (170.53 km) WNW | Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) | Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France | |
| 13 | 107.18 miles (172.49 km) W | Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) | Castres, Languedoc, France | |
| 14 | 110.35 miles (177.60 km) ESE | La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) | La Môle / Saint-Tropez, France | |
| 15 | 112.09 miles (180.39 km) WSW | Carcassonne Airport (CCF) | Carcassonne, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,393.07 miles (19,944.66 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,951.44 miles (19,233.93 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,949.27 miles (19,230.44 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,947.53 miles (19,227.63 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,927.00 miles (19,194.60 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,919.89 miles (19,183.16 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,916.88 miles (19,178.31 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,887.45 miles (19,130.95 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,883.86 miles (19,125.17 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,882.72 miles (19,123.34 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,879.33 miles (19,117.88 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,874.74 miles (19,110.49 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,861.97 miles (19,089.94 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,842.62 miles (19,058.81 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,842.52 miles (19,058.64 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 | 6.43 miles (10.35 km) SE | Tin City LRRS Airport (TNC) | Tin City, Alaska, United States | |
| 2 | 26.11 miles (42.02 km) WNW | Diomede Heliport (FAA: DM2) (DIO) | Diomede, Alaska, United States | |
| 3 | 30.94 miles (49.79 km) ESE | Lost River 1 Airport (LSR) | Lost River, Alaska, United States | |
| 4 | 43.71 miles (70.34 km) SE | Port Clarence Coast Guard Station (KPC) | Port Clarence, Alaska, United States | |
| 5 | 50.86 miles (81.86 km) ESE | Brevig Mission Airport (KTS) | Brevig Mission, Alaska, United States | |
| 6 | 56.93 miles (91.61 km) ESE | Teller Airport (TLA) | Teller, Alaska, United States | |
| 7 | 71.19 miles (114.57 km) NE | Shishmaref Airport (SHH) | Shishmaref, Alaska, United States | |
| 8 | 108.80 miles (175.10 km) SE | Nome Airport (OME) | Nome, Alaska, United States | |
| 9 | 136.47 miles (219.62 km) ESE | Council Airport (CIL) | Council, Alaska, United States | |
| 10 | 150.40 miles (242.04 km) ESE | White Mountain Airport (WMO) | White Mountain, Alaska, United States | |
| 11 | 151.38 miles (243.62 km) SSW | Savoonga Airport (SVA) | Savoonga, Alaska, United States | |
| 12 | 153.73 miles (247.41 km) ENE | Deering Airport (DRG) | Deering, Alaska, United States | |
| 13 | 165.51 miles (266.36 km) ESE | Golovin Airport (GLV) | Golovin, Alaska, United States | |
| 14 | 167.23 miles (269.13 km) SW | Gambell Airport (GAM) | Gambell, Alaska, United States | |
| 15 | 173.10 miles (278.57 km) WSW | Provideniya Bay Airport (PVS) | Provideniya, Chukotka, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,385.16 miles (16,713.26 km) ESE | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 2 | 10,232.25 miles (16,467.17 km) S | Cape Town International Airport (CPT) | Cape Town, South Africa | |
| 3 | 10,209.66 miles (16,430.81 km) SSW | George Airport (GRJ) | George, South Africa | |
| 4 | 10,178.37 miles (16,380.46 km) SSW | Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ) | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | |
| 5 | 10,135.46 miles (16,311.41 km) SSW | Port Alfred Airport (AFD) | Port Alfred, South Africa | |
| 6 | 10,089.52 miles (16,237.46 km) SSW | East London Airport (ELS) | East London, South Africa | |
| 7 | 9,978.66 miles (16,059.06 km) SSW | Mthatha Airport (UTT) | Mthatha, South Africa | |
| 8 | 9,943.75 miles (16,002.87 km) S | Kleinsee Airport (KLZ) | Kleinzee, South Africa | |
| 9 | 9,912.65 miles (15,952.83 km) ESE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 9,911.38 miles (15,950.78 km) SSW | Margate Airport (MGH) | Margate, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| 11 | 9,908.48 miles (15,946.11 km) S | Aggeneys Airport (AGZ) | Aggeneys, South Africa | |
| 12 | 9,908.48 miles (15,946.11 km) S | Wild Coast Sun Airport (MZF) | Mzamba, South Africa | |
| 13 | 9,901.22 miles (15,934.43 km) ESE | RAF Mount Pleasant (MPN) | Falkland Islands | |
| 14 | 9,876.73 miles (15,895.01 km) SSW | Mafeteng Airport (MFC) | Mafeteng, Lesotho | |
| 15 | 9,870.18 miles (15,884.48 km) SSW | Semonkong Airport (SOK) | Semonkong, Lesotho | |