Nonstop flight route between Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia and Le Bourget (near Paris), France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Totegegie Airport (GMR), Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia and Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG), Le Bourget (near Paris), France would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,515 miles (or 15,313 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 Totegegie Airport and Paris–Le Bourget Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | GMR / NTGJ |
Airport Name: | Totegegie Airport |
Location: | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 23°5'3"S by 134°53'7"W |
Area Served: | Gambier Islands, French Polynesia Is the closest airport to the Pitcairn Islands |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7 feet (2 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from GMR |
More Information: | GMR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LBG / LFPB |
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Location: | Le Bourget (near Paris), France |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°58'9"N by 2°26'29"E |
Operator/Owner: | Aéroports de Paris |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 220 feet (67 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from LBG |
More Information: | LBG Maps & Info |
Facts about Totegegie Airport (GMR):
- The furthest airport from Totegegie Airport (GMR) is Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD), which is nearly antipodal to Totegegie Airport (meaning Totegegie Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dawadmi Domestic Airport), and is located 12,323 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia.
- Totegegie Airport (GMR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Totegegie Airport (GMR) is Tureira Airport (ZTA), which is located 285 miles (458 kilometers) WNW of GMR.
- Because of Totegegie Airport's relatively low elevation of 7 feet, planes can take off or land at Totegegie 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 increase in passenger numbers is shown below.
- This shrub, Pemphis acidula, is widespread on Polynesian atolls and is best known as the miki miki.
Facts about Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG):
- The airport hosts a statue commemorating Frenchwoman Raymonde de Laroche who was the first woman to earn a pilot's licence.
- The closest airport to Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG) is Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of LBG.
- Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG) has 3 runways.
- In 1977, Le Bourget was closed to international traffic and in 1980 to regional traffic, leaving only business aviation.
- The furthest airport from Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Paris–Le Bourget Airport (meaning Paris–Le Bourget Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,076 miles (19,435 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Statue honouring the 1927 transatlantic efforts of Charles Nungesser, Francois Coli, and Charles Lindbergh, placed in 1928 at the aerodrome's entrance.
- Because of Paris–Le Bourget Airport's relatively low elevation of 220 feet, planes can take off or land at Paris–Le Bourget 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 "Paris–Le Bourget Airport", other names for LBG include "Paris - Le Bourget Airport", "Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget" and "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-54".
- The Bureau d'Enquêtes et d'Analyses pour la Sécurité de l'Aviation Civile is headquartered in Building 153 on the grounds of Le Bourget Airport and in Le Bourget.
- Le Bourget Airport hosts the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, and, in odd-numbered years, the Paris Air Show.