Nonstop flight route between Laramie, Wyoming, United States and Dijon, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Laramie Regional Airport (LAR), Laramie, Wyoming, United States and Dijon Air Base (DIJ), Dijon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,994 miles (or 8,038 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 Laramie Regional Airport and Dijon 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 Laramie Regional Airport and Dijon Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAR / KLAR |
Airport Name: | Laramie Regional Airport |
Location: | Laramie, Wyoming, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°18'42"N by 105°40'29"W |
Area Served: | Laramie, Wyoming |
Operator/Owner: | Laramie Regional Airport Board |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 7284 feet (2,220 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LAR |
More Information: | LAR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIJ / LFSD |
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Location: | Dijon, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°16'26"N by 5°5'20"E |
Area Served: | Dijon, Bourgogne, France |
Operator/Owner: | Government of France |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 726 feet (221 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DIJ |
More Information: | DIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Laramie Regional Airport (LAR):
- Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) has 2 runways.
- Because of Laramie Regional Airport's high elevation of 7,284 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LAR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LAR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Built in 1934, the airport was Brees Field until 1992, after United States Army general Herbert J.
- The closest airport to Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) is Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), which is located 44 miles (70 kilometers) ESE of LAR.
- The furthest airport from Laramie Regional Airport (LAR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,814 miles (17,404 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The airport covers 1,580 acres at an elevation of 7,284 feet.
Facts about Dijon Air Base (DIJ):
- On 12 September the first American units arrived at the base.
- In 1984, the Dassault Mirage 2000C arrived, upgraded in 1999 by the 2000-5F., contributing to a modern, front-line NATO facility.
- Operating as a joint civilian base, it is also a commercial airport.
- In addition to being known as "Dijon Air Base", another name for DIJ is "(Advanced Landing Ground Y-9)".
- Because of Dijon Air Base's relatively low elevation of 726 feet, planes can take off or land at Dijon 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.
- The furthest airport from Dijon Air Base (DIJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Dijon Air Base (meaning Dijon Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,186 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Dijon Air Base (DIJ) has 2 runways.
- The first operational Luftwaffe unit to take up residence at Dijon was IV/KG 55 "Greiff", in February 1941, consisting of three squadrons numbers 10, 11 and 12, equipped with 12 Heinkel 111 bombers each.
- It was also the Headquarters of the 42d Bombardment Group between November 1944 and July 1945.
- The closest airport to Dijon Air Base (DIJ) is Dole - Jura Airport (DLE), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SE of DIJ.