Nonstop flight route between San Antonio, Texas, United States and Le Bourget (near Paris), France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between San Antonio International Airport (SAT), San Antonio, Texas, United States and Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG), Le Bourget (near Paris), France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,162 miles (or 8,308 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 San Antonio International Airport and Paris–Le Bourget 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 San Antonio International Airport and Paris–Le Bourget Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about San Antonio International Airport (SAT):

• The furthest airport from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,114 miles (17,886 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• San Antonio International Airport (SAT) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is Randolph Air Force Base Joint Base San Antonio (RND), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) E of SAT.
• San Antonio closed the end of the 20th century with over 3.5 million passenger boardings in 1999.
• The bi-level roadway in front of Terminal 1 was opened to traffic November 2009 and extended to provide service to the new terminals.
• San Antonio International Airport handled 8,034,720 passengers last year.
• In 2011, airport passenger traffic was up 1.7% over 2010.
• Airport diagram for March 1962
• Because of San Antonio International Airport's relatively low elevation of 809 feet, planes can take off or land at San Antonio 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.
• Airport officials produce a 30-minute news program about once every quarter.
• San Antonio International Airport has two terminals with an overall 24 jet bridge gates.

Facts about Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG):

• Because of Paris–Le Bourget Airport's relatively low elevation of 220 feet, planes can take off or land at Paris–Le Bourget 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.
• On 16 June 1961, the Soviet ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev defected at Le Bourget Airport.
• The furthest airport from Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Paris–Le Bourget Airport (meaning Paris–Le Bourget Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,076 miles (19,435 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG) is Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) ENE of LBG.
• The airport started commercial operations in 1919 and was Paris's only airport until the construction of Orly Airport in 1932.
• The airport hosts a statue commemorating Frenchwoman Raymonde de Laroche who was the first woman to earn a pilot's licence.
• In addition to being known as "Paris–Le Bourget Airport", other names for LBG include "Paris - Le Bourget Airport", "Aéroport de Paris-Le Bourget" and "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-54".