Nonstop flight route between Redding, California, United States and Frégate Island, Seychelles:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Redding Municipal AirportRedding Army Airfield (RDD), Redding, California, United States and Frégate Island Airport (FRK), Frégate Island, Seychelles would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,952 miles (or 16,016 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 Redding Municipal AirportRedding Army Airfield and Frégate Island 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 Redding Municipal AirportRedding Army Airfield and Frégate Island Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Redding Municipal AirportRedding Army Airfield (RDD):

• Today the City of Redding continues to operate the airport and has started a major commercial development.
• SkyWest operating as United Express now offers the only scheduled passenger flights at Redding Municipal utilizing Embraer EMB-120 turboprops to San Francisco.
• The closest airport to Redding Municipal AirportRedding Army Airfield (RDD) is Red Bluff Municipal Airport (RBL), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of RDD.
• The furthest airport from Redding Municipal AirportRedding Army Airfield (RDD) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,201 miles (18,026 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
• In 1942 the site of Redding Army Airfield was acquired by the United States Army Corps of Engineers for the United States Army Air Forces.
• On 1 November 1944 control of Redding AAF was transferred from the Fourth Air Force to the Sacramento Area Command of the Army Air Forces’ Air Technical Service Command headquartered at McClellan Army Airfield near Sacramento.
• Because of Redding Municipal AirportRedding Army Airfield's relatively low elevation of 505 feet, planes can take off or land at Redding Municipal AirportRedding Army Airfield 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.
• Redding Municipal AirportRedding Army Airfield (RDD) has 2 runways.

Facts about Frégate Island Airport (FRK):

• The closest airport to Frégate Island Airport (FRK) is Praslin Island Airport (PRI), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NW of FRK.
• Because of Frégate Island Airport's relatively low elevation of 10 feet, planes can take off or land at Frégate Island 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 Frégate Island Airport (FRK) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,007 miles (17,714 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
• Frégate Island Airport (FRK) currently has only 1 runway.