Nonstop flight route between Luganville, Vanuatu and Bourg-en-Bresse, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON), Luganville, Vanuatu and Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK), Bourg-en-Bresse, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,073 miles (or 16,211 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 Santo-Pekoa International Airport and Bourg - Ceyzériat 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 Santo-Pekoa International Airport and Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON):

• The Thirteenth Air Force was based at Pekoa from 13 January 1943 until 20 January 1944 when it moved to Carney Airfield on Guadalcanal.
• Because of Santo-Pekoa International Airport's relatively low elevation of 184 feet, planes can take off or land at Santo-Pekoa 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.
• Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) currently has only 1 runway.
• The 7th Naval Construction Battalion arrived on Santo on 11 August 1942 and began construction of more extensive air facilities to support the Guadalcanal Campaign.
• The furthest airport from Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) is Ouro Sogui Airport (MAX), which is nearly antipodal to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (meaning Santo-Pekoa International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ouro Sogui Airport), and is located 12,400 miles (19,956 kilometers) away in Matam, Senegal.
• The closest airport to Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) is Norsup Airport (NUS), which is located 41 miles (67 kilometers) SSE of SON.

Facts about Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK):

• It is walking distance from Bourg-en-Bresse Jasseron motorway station which offers a restaurant and hotel.
• The furthest airport from Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (meaning Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,251 miles (19,715 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) is Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SSW of XBK.
• Because of Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport's relatively low elevation of 857 feet, planes can take off or land at Bourg - Ceyzériat 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 addition to being known as "Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport", another name for XBK is "Aéroport de Bourg - Ceyzériat".