Nonstop flight route between Houston, Texas, United States and Toulouse, France:
Departure Airport:
(29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W)
Arrival Airport:
(43°38'5"N by 1°22'4"E)
Distance from HOU to TLS:
5,142.18 miles (8,275.52 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), Houston, Texas, United States and Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS), Toulouse, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,142 miles (or 8,276 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Toulouse Blagnac 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 William P. Hobby Airport and Toulouse Blagnac Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HOU / KHOU |
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| Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°38'44"N by 95°16'44"W |
| Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
| Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HOU |
| More Information: | HOU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TLS / LFBO |
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| Location: | Toulouse, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°38'5"N by 1°22'4"E |
| Area Served: | Toulouse, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Toulouse |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 497 feet (151 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TLS |
| More Information: | TLS Maps & Info |
Facts about William P. Hobby Airport (HOU):
- In addition to being known as "William P. Hobby Airport", another name for HOU is "Houston Hobby".
- William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) has 4 runways.
- Because of William P. Hobby Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at William P. Hobby 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 a survey among travelers in the United States by J.D.
- Houston is a focus city for Southwest Airlines, and was the seventh-largest city in Southwest's network as of 2013.
- Courtesy vans are operated by various hotels and motels in and around the Houston area.
- The furthest airport from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,002 miles (17,706 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- William P. Hobby Airport handled 9,054,001 passengers last year.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport opened in 1969 because of expansion limitations at Hobby, and all airlines at Hobby moved there.
- The closest airport to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) ESE of HOU.
- Southwest Airlines operated more than 80 percent of the total enplanements at Hobby in 2005 and an average of 10 flights per day per gate.
Facts about Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS):
- Two daily coach services connect Toulouse–Blagnac Airport to Andorra, as that country does not have a commercial airport.
- The closest airport to Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) is Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM), which is located 47 miles (75 kilometers) E of TLS.
- Both Airbus and ATR assemble aircraft at nearby facilities and test them from the airport.
- In addition to being known as "Toulouse Blagnac Airport", another name for TLS is "Aéroport de Toulouse – Blagnac".
- Because of Toulouse Blagnac Airport's relatively low elevation of 497 feet, planes can take off or land at Toulouse Blagnac 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.
- Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) has 2 runways.
- Shuttle buses to Toulouse city centre stop outside Hall B every 20 minutes.
- Toulouse Blagnac Airport handled 7,559,350 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Toulouse Blagnac Airport (meaning Toulouse Blagnac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,328 miles (19,839 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 2012, the airport served 7,559,350 passengers.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.68 miles (12.36 km) ESE | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States |     |
| 2 | 18.92 miles (30.45 km) WNW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 21.85 miles (35.16 km) ENE | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 22.75 miles (36.60 km) W | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 5 | 23.71 miles (38.16 km) N | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 26.46 miles (42.59 km) WNW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 33.12 miles (53.30 km) NNW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 36.38 miles (58.55 km) SE | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 9 | 38.71 miles (62.29 km) SSW | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 49.51 miles (79.68 km) N | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 58.28 miles (93.80 km) SW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 59.20 miles (95.27 km) WSW | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 70.18 miles (112.94 km) ENE | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 78.29 miles (126.00 km) NNW | Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) | Huntsville, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 78.34 miles (126.07 km) ENE | Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) | Beaumont/Port Arthur, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,002.05 miles (17,706.03 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,935.62 miles (17,599.14 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,658.40 miles (17,152.99 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,645.79 miles (17,132.69 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,634.99 miles (17,115.31 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,633.92 miles (17,113.60 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,633.35 miles (17,112.68 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,632.69 miles (17,111.61 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,626.11 miles (17,101.02 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,617.96 miles (17,087.91 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,607.15 miles (17,070.51 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,602.03 miles (17,062.27 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,587.52 miles (17,038.92 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,581.89 miles (17,029.86 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,580.51 miles (17,027.64 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 46.50 miles (74.84 km) E | Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) | Castres, Languedoc, France | |
| 2 | 53.74 miles (86.48 km) NW | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 3 | 55.39 miles (89.14 km) ESE | Carcassonne Airport (CCF) | Carcassonne, France | |
| 4 | 75.45 miles (121.43 km) WSW | Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) | Lourdes, France | |
| 5 | 76.94 miles (123.82 km) NE | Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) | Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France | |
| 6 | 89.40 miles (143.87 km) S | La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) | La Seu d'Urgell, Spain | |
| 7 | 91.24 miles (146.83 km) W | Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) | Pau, France | |
| 8 | 92.27 miles (148.49 km) NNW | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| 9 | 97.23 miles (156.48 km) N | Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | |
| 10 | 97.72 miles (157.27 km) SE | Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) | Perpignan, France | |
| 11 | 101.50 miles (163.35 km) NNE | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France | |
| 12 | 101.85 miles (163.91 km) ESE | Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport (BZR) | Béziers, France | |
| 13 | 111.35 miles (179.20 km) NNW | Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) | Périgueux, France | |
| 14 | 129.90 miles (209.06 km) E | Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL) | Montpellier, France | |
| 15 | 132.04 miles (212.49 km) NW | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,327.53 miles (19,839.18 km) W | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,091.03 miles (19,458.58 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,066.89 miles (19,419.72 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,066.47 miles (19,419.06 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,063.19 miles (19,413.78 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,060.20 miles (19,408.97 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,050.76 miles (19,393.77 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,035.93 miles (19,369.91 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,028.45 miles (19,357.87 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,023.33 miles (19,349.63 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,001.26 miles (19,314.10 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,994.52 miles (19,303.27 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,991.54 miles (19,298.46 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,978.51 miles (19,277.49 km) SSE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,975.78 miles (19,273.11 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |