Nonstop flight route between Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States and Saint-Pierre, Réunion:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB), Sanford, Florida (near Orlando), United States and Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), Saint-Pierre, Réunion would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,691 miles (or 15,596 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 Orlando/Sanford International Airport and Pierrefonds 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 Orlando/Sanford International Airport and Pierrefonds Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB):

• The airport is home to Aerosim Flight Academy, formerly Delta Connection Academy, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, which provides ab initio flight training for prospective regional airline and international pilots.
• The furthest airport from Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,507 miles (18,518 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
• Orlando-Sanford International Airport started life as Naval Air Station Sanford with the airport codes NRJ and KNRJ.
• Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) has 4 runways.
• In the mid-1990s a new passenger terminal capable of accommodating jet airliners was built.
• The closest airport to Orlando/Sanford International Airport (SFB) is Orlando Executive Airport (ORL), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) SSW of SFB.
• Because of Orlando/Sanford International Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Orlando/Sanford 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.
• In 2010 Allegiant Air announced it was moving many flights to larger and more centrally located Orlando International Airport to compete with AirTran Airways.

Facts about Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE):

• The closest airport to Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) is Roland Garros Airport (RUN), which is located 30 miles (49 kilometers) N of ZSE.
• Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) currently has only 1 runway.
• The furthest airport from Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) is Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB), which is located 11,629 miles (18,715 kilometers) away in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico.
• In addition to being known as "Pierrefonds Airport", another name for ZSE is "Aéroport de Saint-Pierre - Pierrefonds".
• Because of Pierrefonds Airport's relatively low elevation of 60 feet, planes can take off or land at Pierrefonds 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.