Nonstop flight route between Niagara Falls, New York, United States and Rennes, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG), Niagara Falls, New York, United States and Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS), Rennes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,589 miles (or 5,776 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 Niagara Falls International Airport and Rennes–Saint-Jacques 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 Niagara Falls International Airport and Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG):

• Niagara Falls International Airport handled 200,000 passengers last year.
• Because of Niagara Falls International Airport's relatively low elevation of 589 feet, planes can take off or land at Niagara Falls 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 Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,450 miles (18,427 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• In 2011 Niagara Falls International served an estimated 200,000 passengers.
• The closest airport to Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG) is St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport (YCM), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WNW of IAG.
• Niagara Falls International Airport (IAG) has 3 runways.
• Today, the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station is home to the Air Force Reserve Command's 914th Airlift Wing, flying the C-130 Hercules and the New York Air National Guard's 107th Airlift Wing, which shares the 914th AW's C-130 aircraft.

Facts about Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS):

• The furthest airport from Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (meaning Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,048 miles (19,390 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Due to the raising traffic in the Nantes Atlantique Airport, there is now an ongoing regional project to build a second large airport between Rennes and Nantes that will service both cities.
• In addition to being known as "Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport", another name for RNS is "Aéroport de Rennes – Saint-JacquesAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-27".
• Because of Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport's relatively low elevation of 124 feet, planes can take off or land at Rennes–Saint-Jacques 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.
• Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) has 3 runways.
• Rennes was attacked by Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers on 9 January 1944, and was overflown on several night leaflet drops during the spring of 1944.
• Under American control, the 362d Fighter Group operated P-47 Thunderbolts from the airport from 10 August though 19 September.
• The closest airport to Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) is Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNW of RNS.
• The main runway can be used by planes with up to around 180 passengers, and it is best fitted for middle-range flights.