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

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Indianapolis International Airport (IND), Indianapolis, Indiana, United States and Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE), Orléans, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,181 miles (or 6,729 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 Orléans - Bricy Air Base, 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 Orléans - Bricy Air Base. 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):

• On September 9, 1969 Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 on a Boston – Baltimore – Cincinnati – Indianapolis – St.
• For the first time at Indianapolis, international arrivals can be processed through customs in the main passenger terminal.
• In the same year United Airlines finished building Indianapolis Maintenance Center, at a cost of $USD 600 million.
• 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.
• FedEx Express opened their Indianapolis hub in 1988.
• Indianapolis International Airport handled 7,526,414 passengers last year.
• 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.
• In the late 1990s and early 2000s Indianapolis was a hub for then locally based ATA Airlines and its regional affiliate, Chicago Express/ATA Connection.
• ATA's demise gave Northwest Airlines an opportunity to expand operations, making Indianapolis a focus city.
• The closest airport to Indianapolis International Airport (IND) is Pope Field (GFD), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of IND.
• Indianapolis International Airport (IND) has 3 runways.

Facts about Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE):

• After the war, the base was completely rebuilt.
• The Americans returned control of the base to the French Air Force at the end of October 1945 and it returned to being a French military airfield.
• It was liberated by Allied ground forces about 22 August 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
• The closest airport to Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) is Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NNW of ORE.
• In addition to being known as "Orléans - Bricy Air Base", other names for ORE include "Base aérienne 123", "« Commandant Charles Paoli »" and "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-50".
• Because of Orléans - Bricy Air Base's relatively low elevation of 314 feet, planes can take off or land at Orléans - Bricy Air Base 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.
• Base aérienne 123« Commandant Charles Paoli »Advanced Landing Ground A-50
• Orléans – Bricy Air Base is a French Air Force base.
• The furthest airport from Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Orléans - Bricy Air Base (meaning Orléans - Bricy Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,136 miles (19,531 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) currently has only 1 runway.