Nonstop flight route between Orléans, France and Nanchong, Sichuan, China:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE), Orléans, France and Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO), Nanchong, Sichuan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,270 miles (or 8,480 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 Nanchong Gaoping 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 Nanchong Gaoping 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 |
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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: | NAO / ZUNC |
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Location: | Nanchong, Sichuan, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 30°47'38"N by 106°9'34"E |
Airport Type: | Public |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from NAO |
More Information: | NAO Maps & Info |
Facts about Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE):
- 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".
- Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Orléans - Bricy Air Base (ORE) is Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) NNW of ORE.
- The Americans returned control of the base to the French Air Force at the end of October 1945 and it returned to being a French military airfield.
- Orléans-Bricy Air Base was built prior to World War II as a French Air Force facility.
- 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.
- Today, the base is a modern, fully equipped NATO base.
Facts about Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO):
- The closest airport to Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) is Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) ENE of NAO.
- The furthest airport from Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Nanchong Gaoping Airport (meaning Nanchong Gaoping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,268 miles (19,744 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nanchong Gaoping Airport", other names for NAO include "南充高坪机场" and "Nanchong Gaoping Jīchǎng".