Nonstop flight route between Montpellier, France and Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain:
Departure Airport:
(43°34'35"N by 3°57'47"E)
Arrival Airport:
(28°2'39"N by 16°34'21"W)
Distance from MPL to TFS:
1,565.21 miles (2,518.95 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL), Montpellier, France and Tenerife-South Airport (TFS), Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,565 miles (or 2,519 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 relatively short distance between Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport and Tenerife-South Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MPL / LFMT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Montpellier, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°34'35"N by 3°57'47"E |
| Area Served: | Montpellier, France |
| Operator/Owner: | S.A Aéroport de Montpellier Méditerranée |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MPL |
| More Information: | MPL Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | TFS / GCTS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |
| GPS Coordinates: | 28°2'39"N by 16°34'21"W |
| Area Served: | Tenerife |
| Operator/Owner: | Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 209 feet (64 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TFS |
| More Information: | TFS Maps & Info |
Facts about Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL):
- The furthest airport from Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (meaning Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,410 miles (19,972 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport", another name for MPL is "Aéroport de Montpellier–Méditerranée".
- Because of Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at Montpellier–Méditerranée 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 Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL) is Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) ENE of MPL.
Facts about Tenerife-South Airport (TFS):
- In addition to being known as "Tenerife-South Airport", other names for TFS include "Aeropuerto de Tenerife Sur" and "Tenerife Sur/Reina Sofía Airport".
- The airport was opened by Queen Sofía on 6 November 1978.
- Tenerife-South Airport handled 8,701,983 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) is Tenerife North Airport (TFN), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NNE of TFS.
- Because of Tenerife-South Airport's relatively low elevation of 209 feet, planes can take off or land at Tenerife-South 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.
- In the late 1960s, the island authorities of Tenerife said they needed a new airport at a new location as the existing airport did not meet technical requirements due to adverse weather conditions.
- The furthest airport from Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) is Norfolk Island Airport (NLK), which is nearly antipodal to Tenerife-South Airport (meaning Tenerife-South Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Norfolk Island Airport), and is located 12,154 miles (19,561 kilometers) away in Norfolk Island, Australia.
- The airport is located in the municipality of Granadilla de Abona and was inaugurated on 6 November 1978, by Queen Sofía of Spain, to whom the airport is dedicated.
- Tenerife-South Airport (TFS) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.88 miles (41.65 km) ENE | Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) | Nîmes-Arles-Camargue, France |     |
| 2 | 35.23 miles (56.70 km) WSW | Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport (BZR) | Béziers, France | |
| 3 | 49.14 miles (79.08 km) E | Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE) | Istres, France | |
| 4 | 52.13 miles (83.89 km) ENE | Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN) | Avignon, France | |
| 5 | 59.60 miles (95.91 km) NE | Orange-Caritat Air Base (BA 115) (XOG) | Orange, France | |
| 6 | 63.48 miles (102.16 km) E | Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) | Marseille, France | |
| 7 | 70.50 miles (113.45 km) E | Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome (QXB) | Aix-en-Provence / Les Milles, France | |
| 8 | 79.79 miles (128.41 km) SW | Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) | Perpignan, France | |
| 9 | 83.74 miles (134.77 km) W | Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) | Castres, Languedoc, France | |
| 10 | 86.71 miles (139.55 km) WSW | Carcassonne Airport (CCF) | Carcassonne, France | |
| 11 | 93.35 miles (150.23 km) NW | Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) | Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France | |
| 12 | 104.34 miles (167.92 km) N | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 13 | 105.06 miles (169.08 km) NNE | Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) | Valence, France | |
| 14 | 114.59 miles (184.41 km) ESE | Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN) | Toulon, France | |
| 15 | 119.13 miles (191.71 km) NW | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,410.31 miles (19,972.42 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,976.32 miles (19,273.98 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,974.85 miles (19,271.61 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,973.26 miles (19,269.05 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,952.82 miles (19,236.15 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,945.06 miles (19,223.67 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,942.37 miles (19,219.34 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,913.29 miles (19,172.53 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,908.40 miles (19,164.66 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,907.60 miles (19,163.38 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,904.12 miles (19,157.78 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,899.76 miles (19,150.75 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,887.33 miles (19,130.76 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,867.35 miles (19,098.61 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,864.63 miles (19,094.23 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.39 miles (53.73 km) NNE | Tenerife North Airport (TFN) | Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 2 | 39.18 miles (63.05 km) W | La Gomera Airport (GMZ) | Alajeró / San Sebastián, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 3 | 72.77 miles (117.11 km) E | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 4 | 82.42 miles (132.64 km) WNW | La Palma Airport (SPC) | La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 5 | 167.25 miles (269.16 km) E | Fuerteventura Airport (FUE) | Puerto del Rosario, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 6 | 190.63 miles (306.78 km) ENE | Lanzarote Airport (ACE) | Arrecife, Canary Islands, Spain | |
| 7 | 214.39 miles (345.02 km) ESE | Hassan I Airport El Aaiún Airport (EUN) | El Aaiún (Laayoune), Morocco | |
| 8 | 301.56 miles (485.32 km) S | Dakhla Airport (VIL) | Dakhla, Western Sahara | |
| 9 | 321.50 miles (517.40 km) N | Madeira Airport (FNC) | Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 10 | 330.50 miles (531.89 km) E | Tan Tan Airport (TTA) | Tan-Tan, Morocco | |
| 11 | 347.54 miles (559.31 km) N | Porto Santo Airport (PXO) | Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal | |
| 12 | 442.09 miles (711.47 km) SSE | Fderik Airport (FGD) | Fderik, Mauritania | |
| 13 | 459.61 miles (739.66 km) ENE | Agadir – Al Massira Airport (AGA) | Agadir, Morocco | |
| 14 | 461.92 miles (743.38 km) SE | Tazadit International Airport (OUZ) | Zouerate, Mauritania | |
| 15 | 473.80 miles (762.51 km) ENE | Essaouira-Mogador Airport (ESU) | Essaouira, Morocco | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,154.50 miles (19,560.72 km) WSW | Norfolk Island Airport (NLK) | Norfolk Island, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,081.45 miles (19,443.17 km) SE | Lord Howe Island Airport (LDH) | Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,994.03 miles (19,302.47 km) SSW | Nouméa Magenta Airport (GEA) | Nouméa, New Caledonia | |
| 4 | 11,985.24 miles (19,288.33 km) SSW | Tontouta International Airport (NOU) | Noumea, New Caledonia | |
| 5 | 11,945.71 miles (19,224.71 km) S | Koné Airport (KNQ) | Koné, New Caledonia | |
| 6 | 11,915.83 miles (19,176.62 km) S | Koumac Airport (KOC) | Koumac, New Caledonia | |
| 7 | 11,899.09 miles (19,149.69 km) SSW | Maré Airport (MEE) | Maré, Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 8 | 11,861.52 miles (19,089.22 km) S | Île des Pins Airport (BMY) | Waala, Belep Islands, New Caledonia | |
| 9 | 11,835.10 miles (19,046.70 km) E | Ballina Byron Gateway Airport (BNK) | Ballina, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,832.17 miles (19,041.98 km) E | Gold Coast Airport (OOL) | Coolangatta, Queensland, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,825.42 miles (19,031.12 km) E | Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome (EVH) | Evans Head, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,816.88 miles (19,017.37 km) E | Lismore Airport (LSY) | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,804.76 miles (18,997.86 km) E | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,798.13 miles (18,987.21 km) E | Caloundra Airport (CUD) | Caloundra, Queensland, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,797.05 miles (18,985.46 km) ESE | Clarence Valley Regional Airport (GFN) | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia | |