Nonstop flight route between New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States and La Rochelle / Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between New Richmond Regional Airport (RNH), New Richmond, Wisconsin, United States and La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH), La Rochelle / Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,145 miles (or 6,671 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 New Richmond Regional Airport and La Rochelle – Île de Ré 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 New Richmond Regional Airport and La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about New Richmond Regional Airport (RNH):

• New Richmond Regional Airport (RNH) has 2 runways.
• The airport is funded from lease fees for hangar lots and taxes on the hangars.
• The closest airport to New Richmond Regional Airport (RNH) is Amery Municipal Airport (AHH), which is located only 12 miles (20 kilometers) NE of RNH.
• Because of New Richmond Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 997 feet, planes can take off or land at New Richmond Regional 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 airport was commissioned by the FAA in July 1964 with a 3,000-foot primary runway and a 2,100-foot turf runway.
• In 2010, a taxiway, taxilane, and access road serving the northeast side of the airport was completed.
• The airport is located in western Wisconsin approximately 30 miles northeast of Minneapolis-St.
• In 2005, two new taxiway were added to the north hangar area to allow an additional 14 private and corporate hangars.
• Air shows were held each June from 2004 through 2007.
• The furthest airport from New Richmond Regional Airport (RNH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,784 miles (17,355 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH):

• The furthest airport from La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (meaning La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,153 miles (19,559 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH) is Royan - Médis Aerodrome (RYN), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SSE of LRH.
• La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at La Rochelle – Île de Ré 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.
• La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport handled 236,736 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport", another name for LRH is "Aéroport de La Rochelle – Ile de Ré".