Nonstop flight route between Fryeburg, Maine, United States and Rennes, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (FRY), Fryeburg, Maine, United States and Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS), Rennes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,218 miles (or 5,180 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 Eastern Slopes 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 Eastern Slopes Regional Airport and Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (FRY):

• Because of Eastern Slopes Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 454 feet, planes can take off or land at Eastern Slopes 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.
• Until 2004, the airport served very little purpose except to Dearborn Precision Tubular Products, which used it as a cargo stop.
• Eastern Slopes Regional Airport, also known as Eastern Slopes State Airport, is a public airport located three miles southeast of the central business district of Fryeburg, a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States.
• In addition to being known as "Eastern Slopes Regional Airport", another name for FRY is "IZG".
• Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (FRY) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (FRY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,670 miles (18,781 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Eastern Slopes Regional Airport (FRY) is Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport (LEW), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) E of FRY.

Facts about Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS):

• Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) has 3 runways.
• 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.
• The secondary paved runway is suitable for light motorized planes.
• 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.
• JG 53 and KG 27 took part in operations over England during the Battle of Britain.
• Before the construction of this airport, Rennes had a small hippodrome which was used as a landing strip in Gayeulles, to the northeast of the city.
• 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.
• Seized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France, Rennes airport was used as a Luftwaffe military airfield during the occupation.
• 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".
• The combat units moved out by the end of September and Rennes Airport was used as a supply and maintenance depot for American aircraft for several months, before being returned to French civil control on 30 November 1944.