Nonstop flight route between Orléans, France and Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE), Orléans, France and Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ), Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,695 miles (or 13,993 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 Orléans - Bricy Air Base and Fitzroy Crossing 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 Orléans - Bricy Air Base and Fitzroy Crossing Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORE / LFOJ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Orléans, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°59'14"N by 1°45'38"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of France | 
| Elevation: | 314 feet (96 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ORE | 
| More Information: | ORE Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIZ / YFTZ | 
| Airport Name: | Fitzroy Crossing Airport | 
| Location: | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°10'54"S by 125°33'30"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Derby/West Kimberley | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 368 feet (112 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FIZ | 
| More Information: | FIZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE):
- Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Orléans - Bricy Air Base (meaning Orléans - Bricy Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,136 miles (19,531 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- After the war, the base was completely rebuilt.
- The closest airport to Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) is Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NNW of ORE.
- Orléans-Bricy Air Base was built prior to World War II as a French Air Force facility.
- Because of Orléans - Bricy Air Base's relatively low elevation of 314 feet, planes can take off or land at Orléans - Bricy Air Base 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 "Orléans - Bricy Air Base", other names for ORE include "Base aérienne 123", "« Commandant Charles Paoli »" and "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-50".
Facts about Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ):
- Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) is Derby Airport (DRB), which is located 137 miles (220 kilometers) WNW of FIZ.
- Because of Fitzroy Crossing Airport's relatively low elevation of 368 feet, planes can take off or land at Fitzroy Crossing 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 furthest airport from Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) is Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP), which is located 11,951 miles (19,233 kilometers) away in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.




