Nonstop flight route between Lorient, France and Patterson, Louisiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT), Lorient, France and Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN), Patterson, Louisiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,640 miles (or 7,467 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 Lorient South Brittany Airport and Harry P. Williams Memorial 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 Lorient South Brittany Airport and Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LRT / LFRH |
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Location: | Lorient, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°45'38"N by 3°26'23"W |
Area Served: | Lorient, France |
Operator/Owner: | Morbihan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Fleet Air Arm |
Airport Type: | Joint Mil-Civ airfield |
Elevation: | 160 feet (49 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LRT |
More Information: | LRT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTN / KPTN |
Airport Name: | Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport |
Location: | Patterson, Louisiana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 29°42'33"N by 91°20'20"W |
Area Served: | Patterson, Louisiana |
Operator/Owner: | State of Louisiana |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from PTN |
More Information: | PTN Maps & Info |
Facts about Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT):
- In addition to being known as "Lorient South Brittany Airport", another name for LRT is "Aéroport de Lorient Bretagne Sud".
- These units also form the airwing which is assigned to the aircraft carrier "Charles de Gaulle".
- Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) is Oamaru Airport (OAM), which is nearly antipodal to Lorient South Brittany Airport (meaning Lorient South Brittany Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Oamaru Airport), and is located 12,112 miles (19,493 kilometers) away in Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand.
- Because of Lorient South Brittany Airport's relatively low elevation of 160 feet, planes can take off or land at Lorient South Brittany 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 Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) is Meucon Airport (VNE), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) E of LRT.
Facts about Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN):
- Because of Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Harry P. Williams Memorial 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 Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,118 miles (17,892 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN) is Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) NW of PTN.