Nonstop flight route between St Denis, Réunion, France and Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Roland Garros Airport (RUN), St Denis, Réunion, France and Fair Isle Airport (FIE), Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,418 miles (or 10,329 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 Roland Garros Airport and Fair Isle 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 Roland Garros Airport and Fair Isle Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RUN / FMEE |
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Location: | St Denis, Réunion, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 20°53'24"S by 55°30'59"E |
Area Served: | Sainte-Denis, Réunion |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 66 feet (20 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RUN |
More Information: | RUN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FIE / EGEF |
Airport Name: | Fair Isle Airport |
Location: | Fair Isle, Scotland, United Kingdom |
GPS Coordinates: | 59°32'4"N by 1°37'42"W |
Airport Type: | Private |
Elevation: | 237 feet (72 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FIE |
More Information: | FIE Maps & Info |
Facts about Roland Garros Airport (RUN):
- In addition to being known as "Roland Garros Airport", other names for RUN include "Aéroport de la Réunion Roland Garros" and "Saint Denis Gillot Airport".
- The furthest airport from Roland Garros Airport (RUN) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,615 miles (18,693 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
- Because of Roland Garros Airport's relatively low elevation of 66 feet, planes can take off or land at Roland Garros 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.
- If constructed, the Réunion Tram Train will link the airport to the capital Saint-Denis and Saint-Paul.
- Roland Garros Airport (RUN) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Roland Garros Airport (RUN) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) S of RUN.
- Roland Garros Airport handled 206,776 passengers last year.
Facts about Fair Isle Airport (FIE):
- Fair Isle Airport (FIE) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Fair Isle Airport (FIE) is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), which is located 27 miles (43 kilometers) NNE of FIE.
- The furthest airport from Fair Isle Airport (FIE) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is located 11,468 miles (18,457 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Because of Fair Isle Airport's relatively low elevation of 237 feet, planes can take off or land at Fair Isle 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.