Nonstop flight route between Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States and Nîmes-Arles-Camargue, France:
Departure Airport:
(27°54'36"N by 82°41'15"W)
Arrival Airport:
(43°45'27"N by 4°24'59"E)
Distance from PIE to FNI:
4,777.57 miles (7,688.73 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE), Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States and Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI), Nîmes-Arles-Camargue, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,778 miles (or 7,689 kilometers).
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Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport and Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIE / KPIE |
| Airport Name: | St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport |
| Location: | Pinellas County, Florida (near St. Petersburg and Clearwater), United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°54'36"N by 82°41'15"W |
| Area Served: | St. Petersburg / Clearwater, Florida |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Pinellas |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PIE |
| More Information: | PIE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FNI / LFTW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nîmes-Arles-Camargue, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°45'27"N by 4°24'59"E |
| Area Served: | Nîmes, Gard, France |
| Operator/Owner: | SNC-Lavalin / Ministère de la Défense (FNF) |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 309 feet (94 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FNI |
| More Information: | FNI Maps & Info |
Facts about St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE):
- The furthest airport from St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,426 miles (18,388 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
- St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) has 4 runways.
- The airport is home of Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, the largest and busiest U.S.
- The 304th Fighter Squadron, a combat training unit of the 337th Fighter Group based P-40 Warhawks and, later, P-51 Mustangs at Pinellas Army Airfield for the duration of World War II.
- Because of its lesser pace of operations, PIE is frequently used instead of TPA as a destination airport by pilots of private planes and executive jets for access to the Tampa Bay Area.
- Because of St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at St. Pete–Clearwater 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.
- The closest airport to St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport (PIE) is Clearwater Air Park (CLW), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) NW of PIE.
- With the advent of the Jet age, the airport's runway was extended northward into Tampa Bay and the first commercial jet service to PIE was operated by Northwest.
Facts about Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI):
- Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) currently has only 1 runway.
- It currently has some commercial services, operated by Irish carrier Ryanair, however it also serves as a naval air base.
- In response to the announcement, Ryanair maintained that its 'arrangements with all EU airports comply with competition rules'.
- The furthest airport from Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (meaning Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,393 miles (19,945 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Nîmes Airport or Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport is an airport located 9 km south-southeast of the city of Nîmes, in the village of Saint-Gilles near Garons.
- Because of Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport's relatively low elevation of 309 feet, planes can take off or land at Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes 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 closest airport to Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) is Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WSW of FNI.
- In addition to being known as "Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport", another name for FNI is "Aéroport de Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 6.33 miles (10.19 km) NW | Clearwater Air Park (CLW) | Clearwater, Florida, United States |     |
| 2 | 10.44 miles (16.81 km) ENE | Tampa International Airport (TPA) | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| 3 | 10.68 miles (17.19 km) SSE | Albert Whitted Airport (SPG) | St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | |
| 4 | 10.99 miles (17.69 km) ESE | MacDill Air Force Base (MCF) | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| 5 | 14.56 miles (23.43 km) E | Peter O. Knight Airport (TPF) | Tampa, Florida, United States | |
| 6 | 36.47 miles (58.69 km) SSE | Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) | Sarasota, Florida (near Bradenton), United States | |
| 7 | 39.16 miles (63.02 km) NE | Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (ZPH) | Zephyrhills, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 41.19 miles (66.28 km) E | Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (LAL) | Lakeland, Florida, United States | |
| 9 | 55.24 miles (88.91 km) E | Bartow Municipal Airport (BOW) | Bartow, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 57.97 miles (93.29 km) E | Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (GIF) | Winter Haven, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 59.87 miles (96.35 km) SSE | Venice Municipal Airport (VNC) | Venice, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 74.19 miles (119.39 km) ESE | Avon Park Executive Airport (AVO) | Avon Park, Florida, United States | |
| 13 | 75.95 miles (122.22 km) ENE | Walt Disney World Airport (DWS) | Walt Disney World / Orlando, Florida, United States [1] | |
| 14 | 80.59 miles (129.70 km) ENE | Kissimmee Gateway Airport (ISM) | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| 15 | 80.72 miles (129.90 km) SSE | Punta Gorda Airport (PGD) | Punta Gorda, Florida, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,425.80 miles (18,387.99 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,403.75 miles (18,352.52 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,401.72 miles (18,349.24 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,378.27 miles (18,311.50 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,354.19 miles (18,272.75 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,350.11 miles (18,266.18 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,328.53 miles (18,231.45 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,317.40 miles (18,213.54 km) WSW | RAAF Learmonth (LEA) | Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,311.14 miles (18,203.47 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,305.37 miles (18,194.18 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,299.06 miles (18,184.02 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,293.48 miles (18,175.05 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,290.37 miles (18,170.04 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,287.20 miles (18,164.95 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,283.57 miles (18,159.10 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.88 miles (41.65 km) WSW | Montpellier–Méditerranée Airport (MPL) | Montpellier, France | |
| 2 | 26.30 miles (42.33 km) ENE | Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN) | Avignon, France | |
| 3 | 30.81 miles (49.58 km) ESE | Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE) | Istres, France | |
| 4 | 34.71 miles (55.85 km) NE | Orange-Caritat Air Base (BA 115) (XOG) | Orange, France | |
| 5 | 45.70 miles (73.54 km) ESE | Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) | Marseille, France | |
| 6 | 50.64 miles (81.50 km) ESE | Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome (QXB) | Aix-en-Provence / Les Milles, France | |
| 7 | 61.11 miles (98.35 km) WSW | Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport (BZR) | Béziers, France | |
| 8 | 84.54 miles (136.05 km) NNE | Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) | Valence, France | |
| 9 | 96.87 miles (155.90 km) NNW | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 10 | 98.05 miles (157.80 km) ESE | Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN) | Toulon, France | |
| 11 | 104.83 miles (168.70 km) SW | Perpignan – Rivesaltes Airport (PGF) | Perpignan, France | |
| 12 | 105.96 miles (170.53 km) WNW | Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) | Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France | |
| 13 | 107.18 miles (172.49 km) W | Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) | Castres, Languedoc, France | |
| 14 | 110.35 miles (177.60 km) ESE | La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) | La Môle / Saint-Tropez, France | |
| 15 | 112.09 miles (180.39 km) WSW | Carcassonne Airport (CCF) | Carcassonne, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,393.07 miles (19,944.66 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,951.44 miles (19,233.93 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,949.27 miles (19,230.44 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,947.53 miles (19,227.63 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,927.00 miles (19,194.60 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,919.89 miles (19,183.16 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,916.88 miles (19,178.31 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,887.45 miles (19,130.95 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,883.86 miles (19,125.17 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,882.72 miles (19,123.34 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,879.33 miles (19,117.88 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,874.74 miles (19,110.49 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,861.97 miles (19,089.94 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,842.62 miles (19,058.81 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,842.52 miles (19,058.64 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |