Nonstop flight route between New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ), Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,928 miles (or 7,931 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and Rodez–Aveyron 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and Rodez–Aveyron Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):

• A number of airlines scheduled large passenger jets into New Orleans in the past.
• Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
• Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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.
• National Airlines was flying into New Orleans by 1938.
• Starting in 1946 passengers used a large, hangar-like makeshift structure, until a new terminal complex, designed by Goldstein Parham & Labouisse and Herbert A.
• The furthest airport from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
• In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
• MSY was the hub for short-lived Pride Air, a start-up domestic airline which flew Boeing 727-100s and 727-200s for three months in 1985.

Facts about Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ):

• The furthest airport from Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Rodez–Aveyron Airport (meaning Rodez–Aveyron Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) is Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) N of RDZ.
• Rodez–Aveyron Airport handled 73,000 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Rodez–Aveyron Airport", another name for RDZ is "Aéroport de Rodez–Aveyron".
• Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) currently has only 1 runway.