Nonstop flight route between Limoges, France and Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG), Limoges, France and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,861 miles (or 6,214 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 Limoges – Bellegarde Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National 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 Limoges – Bellegarde Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG):

• In addition to being known as "Limoges – Bellegarde Airport", another name for LIG is "Aéroport de Limoges – Bellegarde".
• The closest airport to Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) is Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) W of LIG.
• Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (meaning Limoges – Bellegarde Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,254 miles (19,721 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.

Facts about Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):

• In May 2012, the U.S.
• Reagan National Airport has noise restrictions that are some of the most restrictive in the country.
• After the attacks, the airport was closed for several weeks, and security was tightened when it reopened.
• The Washington National Airport Terminal and South Hangar Line were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
• Reagan National only has United States immigration and customs facilities for corporate jet traffic.
• The furthest airport from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has 3 runways.
• Because of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Ronald Reagan Washington National 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 closest airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of DCA.
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a public airport 3 miles south of downtown Washington, D.C., in Arlington County, Virginia.
• The airport is southwest of Washington, D.C.