Nonstop flight route between St Denis, Réunion, France and Jackson, Mississippi, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Roland Garros Airport (RUN), St Denis, Réunion, France and Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN), Jackson, Mississippi, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,181 miles (or 16,385 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 Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers 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 Roland Garros Airport and Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers 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: | 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: | JAN / KJAN |
Airport Name: | Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport |
Location: | Jackson, Mississippi, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°18'39"N by 90°4'32"W |
Area Served: | Jackson, Mississippi |
Operator/Owner: | City of Jackson |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 346 feet (105 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from JAN |
More Information: | JAN 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".
- 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.
- Roland Garros Airport, formerly known as Gillot Airport, is located in Sainte-Marie on Réunion, The airport is 7 kilometres east of Saint-Denis.
- 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.
- 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 (RUN) has 2 runways.
- Roland Garros Airport handled 206,776 passengers last year.
Facts about Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN):
- The furthest airport from Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,979 miles (17,669 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) has 2 runways.
- It serves commercial, private, and military aviation.
- Because of Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport's relatively low elevation of 346 feet, planes can take off or land at Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers 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 172d Airlift Wing of the Mississippi Air National Guard has also maintained an Air National Guard base on the airport since 1963, having relocated that year from nearby Hawkins Field.
- What is now Jackson–Evers International Airport opened in 1963, a new airport to replace Hawkins Field, Jackson's airport since 1928.
- In the 1960s, Southern Airways Martin 404s connected Jackson with Natchez, Vicksburg, Greenwood, Columbus, Laurel, and New Orleans, but in the 1970s Southern replaced these with McDonnell Douglas DC-9s.
- Recent improvements include a new covered garage for long-term parking.
- Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport is a city-owned civil-military airport in Jackson, Mississippi, six miles east of Jackson, across the Pearl River.
- The closest airport to Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) is Hawkins Field (HKS), which is located only 9 miles (14 kilometers) W of JAN.