Nonstop flight route between Lyon, France and Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), Lyon, France and Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH), Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,004 miles (or 16,099 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport and Huahine – Fare 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 Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport and Huahine – Fare Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS):

• The airport was originally named Lyon Satolas Airport, but in 2000 the airport and train station were renamed in honour of Lyonnais aviation pioneer and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, on the centenary of his birth.
• In addition to being known as "Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport", another name for LYS is "Aéroport Lyon-Saint Exupéry".
• Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport handled 8,451,039 passengers last year.
• The furthest airport from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (meaning Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,284 miles (19,770 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) is Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) W of LYS.
• Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) has 2 runways.
• Coach links connect the airport with the centre of Lyon and other towns in the area including Chambéry and Grenoble.
• The airport was inaugurated by President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing on 12 April 1975 and opened to passengers a week later.
• The Rhônexpress tramway began operations in August 2010 and links the TGV rail station of Lyon Part-Dieu with the Gare de Lyon Saint-Exupéry in less than 30 minutes, albeit at a price many travellers find extortionate.
• Because of Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport's relatively low elevation of 821 feet, planes can take off or land at Lyon–Saint Exupéry 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.

Facts about Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH):

• Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) is El Debba Airport (EDB), which is nearly antipodal to Huahine – Fare Airport (meaning Huahine – Fare Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from El Debba Airport), and is located 12,277 miles (19,758 kilometers) away in El Debba (Al Dabbah), Sudan.
• The closest airport to Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) is Bora Bora Airport (BOB), which is located 51 miles (82 kilometers) WNW of HUH.