Nonstop flight route between Limoges, France and Atwater, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(45°51'38"N by 1°10'49"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°22'50"N by 120°34'5"W)
Distance from LIG to MER:
5,644.31 miles (9,083.62 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG), Limoges, France and Castle Airport (MER), Atwater, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,644 miles (or 9,084 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 Castle 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 Castle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIG / LFBL |
| Airport Names: |
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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: | MER / KMER |
| Airport Name: | Castle Airport |
| Location: | Atwater, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°22'50"N by 120°34'5"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Merced County Department of Commerce, Aviation, and Economic Development |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 191 feet (58 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MER |
| More Information: | MER Maps & Info |
Facts about Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Limoges – Bellegarde Airport", another name for LIG is "Aéroport de Limoges – Bellegarde".
- 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 Castle Airport (MER):
- The closest airport to Castle Airport (MER) is Merced Regional Airport (MCE), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) SSE of MER.
- Castle Airport (MER) currently has only 1 runway.
- EPA investigations have been completed at multiple areas of contamination including landfills, discharge areas, chemical disposal areas, fire training areas, fuel spill areas, and polychlorinated biphenyl spill areas.
- Because of Castle Airport's relatively low elevation of 191 feet, planes can take off or land at Castle 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 furthest airport from Castle Airport (MER) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,312 miles (18,204 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The airport is located at the former Castle Air Force Base which closed in 1995.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 47.20 miles (75.96 km) W | Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) | Angoulême, France |     |
| 2 | 49.12 miles (79.05 km) SSW | Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) | Périgueux, France | |
| 3 | 58.63 miles (94.36 km) SSE | Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France | |
| 4 | 62.07 miles (99.90 km) ENE | Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) | Montluçon, France | |
| 5 | 65.30 miles (105.10 km) NW | Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) | Poitiers, France | |
| 6 | 73.54 miles (118.35 km) W | Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG) | Cognac / Châteaubernard, France | |
| 7 | 73.71 miles (118.63 km) NNE | Châteauroux-Centre "Marcel Dassault" Airport (CHR) | Châteauroux / Déols, France | |
| 8 | 78.45 miles (126.25 km) SSW | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| 9 | 89.61 miles (144.22 km) SE | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France | |
| 10 | 95.58 miles (153.82 km) E | Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 11 | 100.40 miles (161.58 km) NE | Bourges Airport (BOU) | Bourges, France | |
| 12 | 105.15 miles (169.22 km) W | Royan - Médis Aerodrome (RYN) | Royan, France | |
| 13 | 110.70 miles (178.15 km) N | Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) | Tours, France | |
| 14 | 116.07 miles (186.80 km) WNW | La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH) | La Rochelle / Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France | |
| 15 | 116.46 miles (187.43 km) SW | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,253.85 miles (19,720.61 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,999.47 miles (19,311.23 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,992.65 miles (19,300.25 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,989.99 miles (19,295.97 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,981.70 miles (19,282.63 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,974.58 miles (19,271.17 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,964.49 miles (19,254.93 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,962.37 miles (19,251.53 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,958.24 miles (19,244.88 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,944.04 miles (19,222.02 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,943.49 miles (19,221.14 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,939.70 miles (19,215.03 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,929.21 miles (19,198.16 km) SE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,924.19 miles (19,190.08 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,913.36 miles (19,172.65 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.26 miles (11.68 km) SSE | Merced Regional Airport (MCE) | Merced, California, United States | |
| 2 | 27.12 miles (43.65 km) NW | Modesto City-County Airport (MOD) | Modesto, California, United States | |
| 3 | 27.51 miles (44.27 km) SW | Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) | Los Banos, California, United States | |
| 4 | 29.78 miles (47.92 km) W | NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) | Crows Landing, California, United States | |
| 5 | 36.91 miles (59.40 km) SE | Madera Municipal Airport (MAE) | Madera, California, United States | |
| 6 | 45.69 miles (73.53 km) N | Columbia Airport (COA) | Columbia, California, United States | |
| 7 | 51.03 miles (82.13 km) NW | Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) | Stockton, California, United States | |
| 8 | 57.32 miles (92.24 km) SW | Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) | Hollister, California, United States | |
| 9 | 60.88 miles (97.98 km) SE | Fresno Chandler Executive AirportChandler Municipal Airport (Old) (FCH) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 10 | 62.71 miles (100.91 km) SE | Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) | Fresno, California, United States | |
| 11 | 68.82 miles (110.76 km) W | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 12 | 71.93 miles (115.77 km) WNW | Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) | Livermore, California, United States | |
| 13 | 73.96 miles (119.02 km) WSW | Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) | Watsonville, California, United States | |
| 14 | 74.75 miles (120.29 km) W | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 15 | 75.76 miles (121.93 km) SW | Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) | Salinas, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,311.72 miles (18,204.41 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,301.64 miles (18,188.18 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,273.49 miles (18,142.87 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,260.93 miles (18,122.66 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,205.02 miles (18,032.69 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,196.39 miles (18,018.79 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,137.28 miles (17,923.67 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,111.96 miles (17,882.92 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,011.03 miles (17,720.49 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,008.37 miles (17,716.22 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,993.21 miles (17,691.82 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,972.89 miles (17,659.11 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,963.56 miles (17,644.10 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,945.21 miles (17,614.56 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,920.84 miles (17,575.35 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |