Nonstop flight route between Fort Myers, Florida, United States and Cannes, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), Fort Myers, Florida, United States and Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (CEQ), Cannes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,919 miles (or 7,916 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 Southwest Florida International Airport and Cannes - Mandelieu 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 Southwest Florida International Airport and Cannes - Mandelieu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW):

• RSW was conceived in 1973 when it was clear that the existing airport in Fort Myers, Page Field, would be too small.
• Because of Southwest Florida International Airport's relatively low elevation of 30 feet, planes can take off or land at Southwest Florida International 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 closest airport to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is Page Field (FMY), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) WNW of RSW.
• With the terminal operating at more than double its intended capacity, construction of a new Midfield Terminal Complex began in February 2002.
• Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) currently has only 1 runway.
• Southwest Florida International Airport handled 7,637,801 passengers last year.
• The airport covers 3,431 acres, 10 mi southeast of Fort Myers.
• The furthest airport from Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,486 miles (18,485 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (CEQ):

• Because of Cannes - Mandelieu Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Cannes - Mandelieu 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.
• Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (CEQ) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (CEQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (meaning Cannes - Mandelieu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,265 miles (19,739 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (CEQ) is Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of CEQ.
• In addition to being known as "Cannes - Mandelieu Airport", another name for CEQ is "Aéroport de Cannes - MandelieuAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-11".