Nonstop flight route between Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France and Sana'a, Yemen:
Departure Airport:
(45°4'46"N by 3°45'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(15°28'35"N by 44°13'10"E)
Distance from LPY to SAH:
3,111.17 miles (5,006.93 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY), Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France and El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH), Sana'a, Yemen would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,111 miles (or 5,007 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LPY / LFHP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°4'46"N by 3°45'47"E |
| Area Served: | Le Puy-en-Velay, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Association de l'aérodrome départemental Le Puy en Velay |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2731 feet (832 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LPY |
| More Information: | LPY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAH / OYSN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Sana'a, Yemen |
| GPS Coordinates: | 15°28'35"N by 44°13'10"E |
| Area Served: | Sana'a |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Yemen |
| Airport Type: | Military/Public |
| Elevation: | 7216 feet (2,199 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAH |
| More Information: | SAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY):
- The closest airport to Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) is Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) NE of LPY.
- The furthest airport from Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Le Puy - Loudes Airport (meaning Le Puy - Loudes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,348 miles (19,873 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Le Puy - Loudes Airport", another name for LPY is "Aéroport de Le Puy-en-Velay - Loudes".
- Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) has 2 runways.
Facts about El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH):
- In addition to being known as "El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International)", another name for SAH is "مطار صنعاء الدولي".
- Because of El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International)'s high elevation of 7,216 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SAH. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SAH a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) is Hodeida International Airport (HOD), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) WSW of SAH.
- The furthest airport from El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (meaning El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,226 miles (19,675 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 41.05 miles (66.06 km) NE | Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) | Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France |     |
| 2 | 56.82 miles (91.45 km) NNW | Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 3 | 59.97 miles (96.51 km) E | Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) | Valence, France | |
| 4 | 67.00 miles (107.82 km) W | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France | |
| 5 | 72.57 miles (116.80 km) NE | Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) | Lyon, France | |
| 6 | 77.96 miles (125.46 km) NE | Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) | Lyon, France | |
| 7 | 78.13 miles (125.74 km) SW | Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) | Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France | |
| 8 | 78.69 miles (126.64 km) ENE | Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB) | Grenoble, France | |
| 9 | 84.68 miles (136.28 km) SE | Orange-Caritat Air Base (BA 115) (XOG) | Orange, France | |
| 10 | 96.87 miles (155.90 km) SSE | Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) | Nîmes-Arles-Camargue, France | |
| 11 | 98.58 miles (158.65 km) SE | Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN) | Avignon, France | |
| 12 | 101.85 miles (163.91 km) N | Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (XMU) | Moulins, Allier, France | |
| 13 | 104.16 miles (167.62 km) NW | Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) | Montluçon, France | |
| 14 | 104.34 miles (167.92 km) S | Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL) | Montpellier, France | |
| 15 | 107.24 miles (172.59 km) NE | Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,348.40 miles (19,872.77 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,938.13 miles (19,212.52 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,916.88 miles (19,178.32 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,913.31 miles (19,172.56 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,908.83 miles (19,165.35 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,908.26 miles (19,164.45 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,903.15 miles (19,156.22 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,897.98 miles (19,147.89 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,882.32 miles (19,122.69 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,871.01 miles (19,104.49 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,869.01 miles (19,101.27 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,847.61 miles (19,066.83 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,845.57 miles (19,063.54 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,841.97 miles (19,057.76 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,829.29 miles (19,037.35 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 96.83 miles (155.84 km) WSW | Hodeida International Airport (HOD) | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen | |
| 2 | 110.97 miles (178.60 km) ESE | Beihan Airport (BHN) | Beihan, Yemen | |
| 3 | 123.83 miles (199.29 km) S | Ta'izz International Airport (TAI) | Ta'izz, Yemen | |
| 4 | 148.10 miles (238.35 km) N | Najran Domestic Airport (EAM) | Najran (Nejran), Saudi Arabia | |
| 5 | 185.31 miles (298.23 km) ESE | Ataq Airport (AXK) | Ataq, Yemen | |
| 6 | 190.75 miles (306.98 km) SSE | Aden International Airport (ADE) | Aden, Yemen | |
| 7 | 196.78 miles (316.69 km) SSW | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 8 | 217.14 miles (349.44 km) NNW | Abha Regional Airport (AHB) | Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia | |
| 9 | 250.48 miles (403.10 km) SSW | Obock Airport (OBC) | Obock, Djibouti | |
| 10 | 268.62 miles (432.30 km) SSW | Moucha Airport (MHI) | Moucha Island, Djibouti | |
| 11 | 281.78 miles (453.47 km) SSW | Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) | Djibouti, Djibouti | |
| 12 | 305.71 miles (491.98 km) E | Sayun AirportSeiyun Airport (GXF) | Seiyun, Yemen | |
| 13 | 315.54 miles (507.81 km) SSW | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| 14 | 323.21 miles (520.15 km) W | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 15 | 328.74 miles (529.06 km) NNW | Bisha Domestic Airport (BHH) | Bisha, Saudi Arabia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,225.55 miles (19,675.07 km) SSE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,107.95 miles (19,485.81 km) SE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,096.22 miles (19,466.93 km) E | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,050.83 miles (19,393.89 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,027.85 miles (19,356.90 km) SSE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,989.78 miles (19,295.63 km) E | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,986.25 miles (19,289.96 km) SSE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,908.33 miles (19,164.55 km) E | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,907.91 miles (19,163.87 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,779.03 miles (18,956.47 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,778.91 miles (18,956.27 km) E | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,746.21 miles (18,903.65 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,733.78 miles (18,883.63 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,728.93 miles (18,875.83 km) E | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,714.49 miles (18,852.59 km) E | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |