Nonstop flight route between Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe and Fargo, North Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP), Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe and Hector International Airport (FAR), Fargo, North Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,922 miles (or 4,702 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 Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport and Hector International 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 Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport and Hector International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTP / TFFR | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 16°15'51"N by 61°31'32"W | 
| Area Served: | Pointe-à-Pitre, Grande-Terre, Guadeloupe | 
| Operator/Owner: | CCI de Pointe à Pitre | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 35 feet (11 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PTP | 
| More Information: | PTP Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FAR / KFAR | 
| Airport Name: | Hector International Airport | 
| Location: | Fargo, North Dakota, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°55'14"N by 96°48'56"W | 
| Area Served: | Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Fargo | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 902 feet (275 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from FAR | 
| More Information: | FAR Maps & Info | 
Facts about Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP):
- The former Air Guadeloupe had its head office on the airport property.
- Because of Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport's relatively low elevation of 35 feet, planes can take off or land at Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet 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 Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is nearly antipodal to Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (meaning Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Broome International Airport), and is located 12,163 miles (19,574 kilometers) away in Broome, Western Australia, Australia.
- Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport", other names for PTP include "Aérodrome de Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet" and "Aéroport Guadeloupe Pôle Caraïbes".
- The closest airport to Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) is Les Saintes Airport (LSS), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) S of PTP.
Facts about Hector International Airport (FAR):
- The airport was the intended destination for the airplane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P.
- Hector International Airport (FAR) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Hector International Airport (FAR) is Detroit Lakes Airport (DTL), which is located 44 miles (72 kilometers) E of FAR.
- The furthest airport from Hector International Airport (FAR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,552 miles (16,981 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Hector International Airport's relatively low elevation of 902 feet, planes can take off or land at Hector 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.




