Nonstop flight route between Harlingen, Texas, United States and Perpignan, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valley International Airport (HRL), Harlingen, Texas, United States and Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF), Perpignan, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,504 miles (or 8,857 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 Valley International Airport and Perpignan – Rivesaltes 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 Valley International Airport and Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HRL / KHRL |
Airport Name: | Valley International Airport |
Location: | Harlingen, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 26°13'37"N by 97°39'18"W |
Area Served: | Harlingen, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | City of Harlingen |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 36 feet (11 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from HRL |
More Information: | HRL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PGF / LFMP |
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Location: | Perpignan, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°44'26"N by 2°52'14"E |
Area Served: | Perpignan / Rivesaltes, France |
Operator/Owner: | Veolia Airports |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 144 feet (44 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PGF |
More Information: | PGF Maps & Info |
Facts about Valley International Airport (HRL):
- Valley International Airport (HRL) has 3 runways.
- 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 417,557 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 367,269 in 2009 and 373,438 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Valley International Airport (HRL) is Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) SSE of HRL.
- Because of Valley International Airport's relatively low elevation of 36 feet, planes can take off or land at Valley International 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 Valley International Airport (HRL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,151 miles (17,946 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Valley International Airport is a city owned airport three miles northeast of Harlingen, in Cameron County, Texas.
Facts about Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF):
- Because of Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport's relatively low elevation of 144 feet, planes can take off or land at Perpignan – Rivesaltes 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 "Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport", another name for PGF is "Aéroport de Perpignan – Rivesaltes".
- The furthest airport from Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (meaning Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,356 miles (19,884 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) is Carcassonne Airport (CCF), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) NW of PGF.
- Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) has 2 runways.