Nonstop flight route between Park Falls, Wisconsin, United States and Cherbourg, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Park Falls Municipal Airport (PKF), Park Falls, Wisconsin, United States and Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER), Cherbourg, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,884 miles (or 6,251 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 Park Falls Municipal Airport and Cherbourg - Maupertus 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 Park Falls Municipal Airport and Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PKF / KPKF |
| Airport Name: | Park Falls Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Park Falls, Wisconsin, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°57'17"N by 90°25'27"W |
| Area Served: | Park Falls, Wisconsin |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Park Falls |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1501 feet (458 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PKF |
| More Information: | PKF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CER / LFRC |
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| Location: | Cherbourg, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°39'2"N by 1°28'31"W |
| Area Served: | Cherbourg-Octeville |
| Operator/Owner: | SNC-Lavalin France |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 459 feet (140 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CER |
| More Information: | CER Maps & Info |
Facts about Park Falls Municipal Airport (PKF):
- Park Falls Municipal Airport (PKF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Park Falls Municipal Airport (PKF) is Prentice Airport (PRW), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SSE of PKF.
- The furthest airport from Park Falls Municipal Airport (PKF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,860 miles (17,478 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER):
- No destinations served at present, as Twin Jet dropped services to Jersey and Paris Orly followed by Chalair and also Airlinair, which both failed to make links to Paris profitable.
- The enemy, however, continued to offer determined resistance and not until the following day was the airfield finally taken.
- Because of Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport's relatively low elevation of 459 feet, planes can take off or land at Cherbourg - Maupertus 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.
- After the Americans moved east into Central France with the advancing Allied Armies, the airfield was used as a resupply and casualty evacuation airfield for several months, before being closed on 22 December 1944.
- In addition to being known as "Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport", other names for CER include "Aéroport de Cherbourg - Maupertus" and "(Advanced Landing Ground A-15)".
- Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,973 miles (19,269 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) is Alderney Airport (ACI), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) W of CER.
