Nonstop flight route between Indianapolis, Indiana, United States and Meribel, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Indianapolis International Airport (IND), Indianapolis, Indiana, United States and Méribel Airport (MFX), Meribel, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,468 miles (or 7,190 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 Indianapolis International Airport and Méribel 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 Indianapolis International Airport and Méribel Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Indianapolis International Airport (IND):

• During the annual running of the Indianapolis 500 and Brickyard 400 auto races, the Indianapolis Airport serves as one of several staging points around the Indianapolis area for shuttle buses that transport race fans to and from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
• Because of Indianapolis International Airport's relatively low elevation of 797 feet, planes can take off or land at Indianapolis 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.
• From 1957 to 2008 the passenger terminal was on the east side of the airfield off High School Road.
• The furthest airport from Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,191 miles (18,011 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The Indianapolis International Airport is owned and operated by the Indianapolis Airport Authority which was created in 1962.
• The closest airport to Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is Pope Field (GFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of IND.
• On September 9, 1969 Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 on a Boston – Baltimore – Cincinnati – Indianapolis – St.
• In 2009 Republic Airways announced they would retain their maintenance hub and HQ in Indianapolis even though they acquired the much larger Frontier Airlines in Denver.
• A new 1,200,000-square-foot midfield passenger terminal opened between Indianapolis International Airport's two parallel runways, southwest of the previous terminal and the crosswind runway in 2008.
• Indianapolis International Airport handled 7,526,414 passengers last year.
• Indianapolis International Airport (IND) has 3 runways.

Facts about Méribel Airport (MFX):

• Méribel Airport (MFX) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Méribel Airport's high elevation of 5,633 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MFX. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MFX a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Méribel Airport (MFX) is Courchevel Airport (CVF), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) ESE of MFX.
• The furthest airport from Méribel Airport (MFX) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Méribel Airport (meaning Méribel Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,251 miles (19,716 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Méribel Airport", another name for MFX is "Aéroport de Méribel".