Nonstop flight route between Nantes, France and Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE), Nantes, France and West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG), Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,755 miles (or 7,653 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 Nantes Atlantique Airport and West Kootenay Regional 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 Nantes Atlantique Airport and West Kootenay Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | NTE / LFRS |
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Location: | Nantes, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°9'24"N by 1°36'28"W |
Area Served: | Nantes, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI de Nantes |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 90 feet (27 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NTE |
More Information: | NTE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YCG / CYCG |
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Location: | Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 49°17'45"N by 117°37'56"W |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1626 feet (496 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YCG |
More Information: | YCG Maps & Info |
Facts about Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE):
- The airport also has a separate freight terminal, situated to the south of the passenger terminal, which includes 6,000 m2 of entrepôt storage.
- Nantes airport owes its origins to a military airfield, conceived in 1928 on part of the current site.
- Because of Nantes Atlantique Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at Nantes Atlantique 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 addition to being known as "Nantes Atlantique Airport", another name for NTE is "Aéroport Nantes Atlantique".
- The furthest airport from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Nantes Atlantique Airport (meaning Nantes Atlantique Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,097 miles (19,468 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Nantes Atlantique Airport handled 393,084 passengers last year.
- Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is operated by the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie de Nantes.
- The closest airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) is Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) E of NTE.
- Taxis are available from a taxi rank outside the terminal building.
Facts about West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG):
- The West Kootenay Regional Airport, is a small regional airport located 2 nautical miles south southeast of Castlegar, British Columbia.
- In 2006, Castlegar airport was developing departure procedures for night time operation, but as of 2010 the airport was certified for daytime operation only.
- Selkirk College’s Aviation - Professional Pilot programme operates two Web-cams that depict current conditions.
- West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) is Grand Forks Airport (ZGF), which is located 41 miles (66 kilometers) WSW of YCG.
- In addition to being known as "West Kootenay Regional Airport", another name for YCG is "Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport".
- The furthest airport from West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,566 miles (17,005 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.