Nonstop flight route between Limoges, France and Faro, Portugal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG), Limoges, France and Faro International Airport (FAO), Faro, Portugal would travel a Great Circle distance of 772 miles (or 1,243 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 relatively short distance between Limoges – Bellegarde Airport and Faro International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIG / LFBL |
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Location: | Limoges, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°51'38"N by 1°10'49"E |
Area Served: | Limoges, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI de Limoges |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1300 feet (396 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LIG |
More Information: | LIG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAO / LPFR |
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Location: | Faro, Portugal |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°0'51"N by 7°57'56"W |
Area Served: | Faro, Portugal |
Operator/Owner: | ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A. |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FAO |
More Information: | FAO Maps & Info |
Facts about Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (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.
- The closest airport to Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) is Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) W of LIG.
- In addition to being known as "Limoges – Bellegarde Airport", another name for LIG is "Aéroport de Limoges – Bellegarde".
Facts about Faro International Airport (FAO):
- Faro International Airport handled 5,672,377 passengers last year.
- Faro International Airport (FAO) currently has only 1 runway.
- A total of 5.6 million passengers used Faro airport in 2011.
- In addition to being known as "Faro International Airport", another name for FAO is "Aeroporto Internacional de Faro".
- The furthest airport from Faro International Airport (FAO) is Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR), which is nearly antipodal to Faro International Airport (meaning Faro International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dargaville Aerodrome), and is located 12,310 miles (19,810 kilometers) away in Dargaville, New Zealand.
- Because of Faro International Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Faro 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.
- Faro Airport is capable of handling six million passengers a year.
- The closest airport to Faro International Airport (FAO) is Portimão Airport (PRM), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) WNW of FAO.
- Since its opening in 1966 Faro airport has had two major developments, the new passenger terminal building in 1989 and its enlargement in 2001.