Nonstop flight route between Marseille, France and Cut Bank, Montana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Marseille Provence Airport (MRS), Marseille, France and Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB), Cut Bank, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,039 miles (or 8,110 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 Marseille Provence Airport and Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field, 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 Marseille Provence Airport and Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Marseille Provence Airport (MRS):

• In addition to being known as "Marseille Provence Airport", another name for MRS is "Aéroport de Marseille ProvenceAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-14".
• From 2013 the airport proposes a new commercial offer, with 30 new shops and restaurants, among which the first Burger King shop in France since 1997.
• Because of Marseille Provence Airport's relatively low elevation of 70 feet, planes can take off or land at Marseille Provence 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.
• Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) has 2 runways.
• Marseille Provence Airport or Aéroport de Marseille Provence is an airport located 27 km northwest of Marseille, on the territory of Marignane, both communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région of France.
• Marseille Provence Airport handled 8,295,479 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) is Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome (QXB), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) ENE of MRS.
• The furthest airport from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Marseille Provence Airport (meaning Marseille Provence Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,349 miles (19,874 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In the 1920s and 1930s, Marignane was one of France's main points of operation for flying boats.

Facts about Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB):

• Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,461 miles (16,835 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• The closest airport to Cut Bank Municipal AirportCut Bank Army Air Field (CTB) is Shelby Airport (SBX), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) ESE of CTB.
• Cut Bank Municipal Airport covers 1,730 acres at an elevation of 3,854 feet.