Nonstop flight route between Provo, Utah, United States and La Seu d'Urgell, Spain:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Provo Municipal Airport (PVU), Provo, Utah, United States and La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU), La Seu d'Urgell, Spain would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,368 miles (or 8,639 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 Provo Municipal Airport and La Seu d'Urgell 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 Provo Municipal Airport and La Seu d'Urgell airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Provo Municipal Airport (PVU):

• The airport's Air Traffic Control Tower opened in 2005.
• Having one fixed base operator, the airport is frequently used for flight training and is home to flight schools, including one operated by Utah Valley University.
• Because of Provo Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,497 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at PVU. Combined with a high temperature, this could make PVU a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The closest airport to Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) is Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), which is located 42 miles (67 kilometers) NNW of PVU.
• The furthest airport from Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,993 miles (17,692 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) has 2 runways.

Facts about La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU):

• The closest airport to La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) is Lleida–Alguaire Airport (ILD), which is located 62 miles (99 kilometers) SW of LEU.
• The airport reopened on June 4, 2010.
• In addition to being known as "La Seu d'Urgell airport", other names for LEU include "Aeroport de la Seu d'Urgell" and "Aeroport Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgell".
• La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from La Seu d'Urgell airport (LEU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to La Seu d'Urgell airport (meaning La Seu d'Urgell airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,289 miles (19,777 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• There are plans to allow regular or tourist charter flights from the summer of 2014.
• In 2009, a contract was awarded to Acsa Sorigué for the redevelopment work that will lead to the reopening of the airport.
• La Seu d'Urgell airport, officially Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel airport and also known as Pirineus-Andorra airport is an airport facility owned by the Government of Catalonia and hosts general aviation and emergency flights.
• Because of La Seu d'Urgell airport's relatively low elevation of 3 feet, planes can take off or land at La Seu d'Urgell 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.