Nonstop flight route between Limoges, France and Miami, Florida, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG), Limoges, France and Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF), Miami, Florida, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,561 miles (or 7,340 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 Opa-locka Executive 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 Opa-locka Executive 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 |
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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: | OPF / KOPF |
| Airport Name: | Opa-locka Executive Airport |
| Location: | Miami, Florida, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°54'26"N by 80°16'41"W |
| Area Served: | Miami, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | Miami-Dade County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 8 feet (2 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OPF |
| More Information: | OPF Maps & Info |
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 Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF):
- The furthest airport from Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,576 miles (18,630 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- In 1928 Curtiss made a separate donation of land two miles south of Opa-locka for Miami's first Municipal Airport.
- The closest airport to Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) is North Perry Airport (HWO), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) NNE of OPF.
- In late 1925 he moved the Florida Aviation Camp from Hialeah to a parcel west of Opa-locka.
- The airport covers 1,880 acres at an elevation of 8 feet.
- Because of Opa-locka Executive Airport's relatively low elevation of 8 feet, planes can take off or land at Opa-locka Executive 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.
- Opa-locka Executive Airport (OPF) has 3 runways.
- The military activity is Coast Guard Air Station Miami, operating from federal property not deeded to the county and operating the HC-144 Ocean Sentry turboprops and MH-65 Dolphin helicopters for coastal patrol and air-sea rescue.
- Some of the 9/11 hijackers trained at the airport.
