Nonstop flight route between Helena, Montana, United States and Caen, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Helena Regional Airport (HLN), Helena, Montana, United States and Caen la Mer Airport (CFR), Caen, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,654 miles (or 7,490 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 Helena Regional Airport and Caen la Mer 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 Helena Regional Airport and Caen la Mer Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HLN / KHLN |
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Location: | Helena, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°36'24"N by 111°58'58"W |
Area Served: | Helena, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | Helena Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3877 feet (1,182 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HLN |
More Information: | HLN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | CFR / LFRK |
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Location: | Caen, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°10'23"N by 0°27'0"W |
Area Served: | Caen, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI de Caen |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 256 feet (78 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from CFR |
More Information: | CFR Maps & Info |
Facts about Helena Regional Airport (HLN):
- In addition to being known as "Helena Regional Airport", another name for HLN is "Helena Army Airfield".
- Helena Regional Airport is a public airport two miles northeast of Helena, in Lewis and Clark County, Montana.
- The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 85,649 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 88,314 in 2009 and 98,193 in 2010.
- Helena Regional Airport covers 1,224 acres at an elevation of 3,877 feet.
- The furthest airport from Helena Regional Airport (HLN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,563 miles (17,000 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Helena Regional Airport (HLN) is Bert Mooney Airport (BTM), which is located 51 miles (83 kilometers) SSW of HLN.
- Helena Regional Airport (HLN) has 3 runways.
Facts about Caen la Mer Airport (CFR):
- The closest airport to Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) is Deauville - Saint-Gatien Airport (DOL), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) ENE of CFR.
- Because of Caen la Mer Airport's relatively low elevation of 256 feet, planes can take off or land at Caen la Mer 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 furthest airport from Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Caen la Mer Airport (meaning Caen la Mer Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,021 miles (19,345 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Caen la Mer Airport (CFR) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Caen la Mer Airport", another name for CFR is "Aéroport de Caen la Mer".