Nonstop flight route between Gdańsk, Poland and Meribel, France:
Departure Airport:
(54°22'38"N by 18°27'57"E)
Arrival Airport:
(45°24'26"N by 6°34'38"E)
Distance from GDN to MFX:
812.75 miles (1,307.99 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN), Gdańsk, Poland and Méribel Airport (MFX), Meribel, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 813 miles (or 1,308 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 relatively short distance between Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport and Méribel Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | GDN / EPGD |
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| Location: | Gdańsk, Poland |
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°22'38"N by 18°27'57"E |
| Area Served: | Gdańsk, Poland |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 489 feet (149 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from GDN |
| More Information: | GDN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MFX / LFKX |
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| Location: | Meribel, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°24'26"N by 6°34'38"E |
| Area Served: | Méribel |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5633 feet (1,717 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MFX |
| More Information: | MFX Maps & Info |
Facts about Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN):
- Because of Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport's relatively low elevation of 489 feet, planes can take off or land at Gdansk Lech Walesa 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.
- There was some controversy as to whether the name should be spelled Lech Walesa or Lech Wałęsa.
- In 2006 it served 1,249,780 passengers.
- The closest airport to Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN) is Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) N of GDN.
- In addition to being known as "Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport", other names for GDN include "Port Lotniczy Gdańsk im. Lecha Wałęsy" and "Gdańsk".
- Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,446 miles (18,421 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about Méribel Airport (MFX):
- In addition to being known as "Méribel Airport", another name for MFX is "Aéroport de Méribel".
- The closest airport to Méribel Airport (MFX) is Courchevel Airport (CVF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) ESE of MFX.
- Méribel Airport (MFX) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Méribel Airport's high elevation of 5,633 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MFX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MFX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Méribel Airport (MFX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Méribel Airport (meaning Méribel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.12 miles (22.73 km) N | Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD) | Gdynia, Poland |     |
| 2 | 90.72 miles (146.00 km) SSW | Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport (BZG) | Bydgoszcz, Poland | |
| 3 | 92.11 miles (148.24 km) ENE | Khrabrovo Airport (KGD) | Kaliningrad, Russia | |
| 4 | 143.45 miles (230.86 km) NE | Klaipėda Airport (KLJ) | Klaipėda, Lithuania | |
| 5 | 151.10 miles (243.17 km) SSW | Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ) | Poznań, Poland | |
| 6 | 151.33 miles (243.55 km) NE | Palanga Airport (PLQ) | Palanga, Lithuania | |
| 7 | 154.80 miles (249.12 km) WSW | "Solidarity" Szczecin–Goleniów Airport (SZZ) | Goleniów (near Szczecin), Poland | |
| 8 | 155.30 miles (249.93 km) WNW | Bornholm Airport (RNN) | Rønne, Denmark | |
| 9 | 160.66 miles (258.55 km) SE | Warsaw–Modlin Mazovia Airport (WMI) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 10 | 178.00 miles (286.45 km) W | Heringsdorf Airport (HDF) | Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany | |
| 11 | 180.22 miles (290.04 km) NE | Liepāja International Airport (LPX) | Liepāja, Latvia | |
| 12 | 180.76 miles (290.91 km) NNW | Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) | Kalmar, Sweden | |
| 13 | 181.27 miles (291.73 km) NW | Ronneby Airport (RNB) | Ronneby, Sweden | |
| 14 | 181.76 miles (292.51 km) SE | Historic Centre of Warsaw (WRW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| 15 | 184.45 miles (296.84 km) SE | Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) | Warsaw, Poland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,446.32 miles (18,421.02 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,068.18 miles (17,812.47 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,062.85 miles (17,803.89 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,052.08 miles (17,786.55 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,043.38 miles (17,772.55 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,040.83 miles (17,768.45 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,039.47 miles (17,766.27 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,039.00 miles (17,765.50 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,028.69 miles (17,748.91 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,023.02 miles (17,739.78 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,013.26 miles (17,724.08 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,012.95 miles (17,723.58 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,006.77 miles (17,713.64 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,005.53 miles (17,711.63 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,003.93 miles (17,709.06 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.85 miles (4.58 km) ESE | Courchevel Airport (CVF) | Courchevel, France | |
| 2 | 28.96 miles (46.60 km) N | Megève Aerodrome (MVV) | Megève, France | |
| 3 | 32.59 miles (52.44 km) SW | Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) | Alpe d'Huez, France | |
| 4 | 37.34 miles (60.10 km) WNW | Chambéry Airport (CMF) | Chambéry, France | |
| 5 | 44.57 miles (71.73 km) ENE | Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) | Aosta, Italy | |
| 6 | 53.98 miles (86.88 km) ESE | Turin Airport (TRN) | Turin, Italy | |
| 7 | 56.23 miles (90.49 km) NNW | Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) | Annemasse, France | |
| 8 | 60.64 miles (97.59 km) W | Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB) | Grenoble, France | |
| 9 | 61.67 miles (99.25 km) NNW | Geneva International Airport (GVA) | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 10 | 66.71 miles (107.36 km) NNE | Sion Airport (SIR) | Sion, Switzerland | |
| 11 | 70.51 miles (113.48 km) S | Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport (BAE) | Barcelonnette / Saint-Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France | |
| 12 | 75.64 miles (121.74 km) WNW | Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) | Lyon, France | |
| 13 | 78.40 miles (126.17 km) SE | Cuneo International Airport (CUF) | Cuneo, Italy | |
| 14 | 78.64 miles (126.55 km) N | Lausanne Airport (QLS) | Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| 15 | 82.32 miles (132.48 km) WNW | Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) | Lyon, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,251.17 miles (19,716.30 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,806.92 miles (19,001.36 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,795.76 miles (18,983.38 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,794.70 miles (18,981.67 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,782.59 miles (18,962.19 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,780.68 miles (18,959.13 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,775.92 miles (18,951.45 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,759.81 miles (18,925.54 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,746.19 miles (18,903.61 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,740.84 miles (18,895.01 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,732.42 miles (18,881.46 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,729.43 miles (18,876.65 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,719.21 miles (18,860.20 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,709.32 miles (18,844.28 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,707.19 miles (18,840.85 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |