Nonstop flight route between Goodyear, Arizona, United States and Abbeville, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR), Goodyear, Arizona, United States and Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB), Abbeville, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,407 miles (or 8,701 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 Phoenix Goodyear Airport and Aerodrome Abbeville, 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 Phoenix Goodyear Airport and Aerodrome Abbeville. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR):

• Because of Phoenix Goodyear Airport's relatively low elevation of 968 feet, planes can take off or land at Phoenix Goodyear 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 Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) is Luke Air Force BaseLuke Field (LUF), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) N of GYR.
• Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) currently has only 1 runway.
• SNJs at Litchfield Park in 1960
• Different aircraft types stored in 1959
• Both flight training schools, while regulated by the FAA and operating under their regulations, train students to JAA requirements as required for Europe.
• The furthest airport from Phoenix Goodyear Airport (GYR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,456 miles (18,437 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.

Facts about Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB):

• Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) has 3 runways.
• The Aerodrome Abbeville or Abbeville Airport, is an airport serving Abbeville and located in Buigny-Saint-Maclou, 4 km north-northeast of Abbeville, both communes of the Somme département in the Picardie région of France.
• The closest airport to Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) is Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) NNW of XAB.
• Abbeville was liberated by Polish troops around 3 September 1944.
• Because of Aerodrome Abbeville's relatively low elevation of 220 feet, planes can take off or land at Aerodrome Abbeville 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 furthest airport from Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,992 miles (19,299 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Today most of the airfield has been converted for other uses.
• No scheduled commercial air service at this time.
• The airport resides at an elevation of 220 feet above mean sea level.
• In addition to being known as "Aerodrome Abbeville", other names for XAB include "Aérodrome d'Abbeville - Buigny-Saint-Maclou" and "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-92".