Nonstop flight route between Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands and Lyon, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ulawa Airport (RNA), Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands and Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), Lyon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,607 miles (or 15,461 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 Ulawa Airport and Lyon–Saint Exupéry 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 Ulawa Airport and Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RNA / AGAR |
Airport Name: | Ulawa Airport |
Location: | Arona, Ulawa Island, Solomon Islands |
GPS Coordinates: | 9°51'16"S by 161°58'45"E |
View all routes: | Routes from RNA |
More Information: | RNA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LYS / LFLL |
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Location: | Lyon, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°43'32"N by 5°4'51"E |
Area Served: | Lyon, France |
Operator/Owner: | Aéroport de Lyon |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 821 feet (250 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from LYS |
More Information: | LYS Maps & Info |
Facts about Ulawa Airport (RNA):
- The furthest airport from Ulawa Airport (RNA) is Bubaque Airport (BQE), which is nearly antipodal to Ulawa Airport (meaning Ulawa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Bubaque Airport), and is located 12,258 miles (19,728 kilometers) away in Bubaque, Guinea-Bissau.
- The closest airport to Ulawa Airport (RNA) is Kirakira Airport (IRA), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) S of RNA.
Facts about Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS):
- Since 1997, the airport has been a focus city for the airline Air France.
- Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (meaning Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,284 miles (19,770 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) is Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN), which is located only 7 miles (11 kilometers) W of LYS.
- In addition to being known as "Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport", another name for LYS is "Aéroport Lyon-Saint Exupéry".
- Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport handled 8,451,039 passengers last year.
- The Rhônexpress tramway began operations in August 2010 and links the TGV rail station of Lyon Part-Dieu with the Gare de Lyon Saint-Exupéry in less than 30 minutes, albeit at a price many travellers find extortionate.
- Because of Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport's relatively low elevation of 821 feet, planes can take off or land at Lyon–Saint Exupéry 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.