Nonstop flight route between Montluçon, France and Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU), Montluçon, France and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,918 miles (or 6,305 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 Montluçon - Guéret Airport and Washington Dulles International 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 Montluçon - Guéret Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MCU / LFBK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Montluçon, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°13'33"N by 2°21'46"E | 
| Area Served: | Montluçon / Guéret | 
| Operator/Owner: | CCI de Montluçon Gannat | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1367 feet (417 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from MCU | 
| More Information: | MCU Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAD / KIAD | 
| Airport Name: | Washington Dulles International Airport | 
| Location: | Washington, D.C. / Virginia, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°56'39"N by 77°27'20"W | 
| Area Served: | Washington metropolitan area | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 313 feet (95 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 5 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from IAD | 
| More Information: | IAD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU):
- The closest airport to Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) is Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) SE of MCU.
- The furthest airport from Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Montluçon - Guéret Airport (meaning Montluçon - Guéret Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,260 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Montluçon - Guéret Airport", another name for MCU is "Aéroport de Montluçon - Guéret".
- Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) has 2 runways.
Facts about Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD):
- The civil engineering firm Ammann and Whitney was named lead contractor.
- Because of Washington Dulles International Airport's relatively low elevation of 313 feet, planes can take off or land at Washington Dulles International 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.
- Dulles is accessible via the Dulles Access Road/Dulles Greenway and State Route 28.
- Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) has 5 runways.
- The furthest airport from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,659 miles (18,763 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is Leesburg Executive Airport (JYO), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) NNW of IAD.
- United Airlines maintains one of two East Coast hubs at Dulles which handled 56.7% of scheduled air carrier passengers at the airport.JetBlue handled 6.8% of scheduled air carrier passengers.
- In September 2009, a 121,700 square feet central Transportation Security Administration checkpoint was added on a new security mezzanine level of the main terminal.




