Nonstop flight route between Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States and Strasbourg, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mt. Vernon Airport (MVN), Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States and Strasbourg International Airport (SXB), Strasbourg, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,563 miles (or 7,344 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 Mt. Vernon Airport and Strasbourg 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 Mt. Vernon Airport and Strasbourg 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: | MVN / KMVN |
| Airport Name: | Mt. Vernon Airport |
| Location: | Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°19'23"N by 88°51'30"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Mount Vernon Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 480 feet (146 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MVN |
| More Information: | MVN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SXB / LFST |
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| Location: | Strasbourg, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°32'30"N by 7°38'3"E |
| Area Served: | Strasbourg, France |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI de Strasbourg et du Bas Rhin |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 505 feet (154 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SXB |
| More Information: | SXB Maps & Info |
Facts about Mt. Vernon Airport (MVN):
- The closest airport to Mt. Vernon Airport (MVN) is Salem–Leckrone Airport (SLO), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NNW of MVN.
- Because of Mt. Vernon Airport's relatively low elevation of 480 feet, planes can take off or land at Mt. Vernon 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.
- Mt. Vernon Airport (MVN) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Mt. Vernon Airport (MVN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,070 miles (17,815 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Strasbourg International Airport (SXB):
- The furthest airport from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Strasbourg International Airport (meaning Strasbourg International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,056 miles (19,402 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Strasbourg International Airport", another name for SXB is "Aéroport International de Strasbourg".
- After the opening of the new LGV Est high-speed rail line from Paris to Strasbourg, there was a reduction in plane usage, but since 2011, traffic at the airport has grown.
- Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) is Black Forest Airport (LHA), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SE of SXB.
- The airport is served by a shuttle train every 15 minutes.
- Strasbourg International Airport is an airport located in Entzheim and 10km west-southwest of Strasbourg, both communes of the Bas-Rhin département in the Alsace région of France.
- Because of Strasbourg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 505 feet, planes can take off or land at Strasbourg 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.
