Nonstop flight route between Rennes, France and Billings, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS), Rennes, France and Billings Logan International Airport (BIL), Billings, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,595 miles (or 7,395 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 Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport and Billings Logan 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 Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport and Billings Logan 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: | RNS / LFRN |
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Location: | Rennes, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°4'18"N by 1°43'55"W |
Area Served: | Rennes, France |
Operator/Owner: | CCI Rennes |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 124 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from RNS |
More Information: | RNS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BIL / KBIL |
Airport Name: | Billings Logan International Airport |
Location: | Billings, Montana, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 45°48'28"N by 108°32'34"W |
Area Served: | Billings, Montana |
Operator/Owner: | City of Billings |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 3652 feet (1,113 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIL |
More Information: | BIL Maps & Info |
Facts about Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS):
- Rennes was attacked by Eighth Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers on 9 January 1944, and was overflown on several night leaflet drops during the spring of 1944.
- Due to the raising traffic in the Nantes Atlantique Airport, there is now an ongoing regional project to build a second large airport between Rennes and Nantes that will service both cities.
- In addition to being known as "Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport", another name for RNS is "Aéroport de Rennes – Saint-JacquesAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-27".
- It is a national and international airport, open to regular and irregular flights, and to both private and passenger planes.
- The closest airport to Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) is Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) NNW of RNS.
- The furthest airport from Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (meaning Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,048 miles (19,390 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) has 3 runways.
- Because of Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport's relatively low elevation of 124 feet, planes can take off or land at Rennes–Saint-Jacques 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.
Facts about Billings Logan International Airport (BIL):
- The furthest airport from Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,579 miles (17,025 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- In 1927 The City of Billings approved $5,000 and 400 acres on top of the Rims to build a runway.
- The closest airport to Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) is Roundup Airport (RPX), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) N of BIL.
- Billings Logan International Airport handled 899,302 passengers last year.
- There are nine taxiways currently in use.
- Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) has 3 runways.