Nonstop flight route between Strasbourg, France and Billings, Montana, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Strasbourg International Airport (SXB), Strasbourg, France and Billings Logan International Airport (BIL), Billings, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,871 miles (or 7,840 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 Strasbourg International Airport and Billings Logan 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 Strasbourg International Airport and Billings Logan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Strasbourg International Airport (SXB):

• Strasbourg International Airport is an airport located in Entzheim and 10km west-southwest of Strasbourg, both communes of the Bas-Rhin département in the Alsace région of France.
• The furthest airport from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Strasbourg International Airport (meaning Strasbourg International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,056 miles (19,402 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) is Black Forest Airport (LHA), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SE of SXB.
• Air France ceased to operate the route between Strasbourg and Paris-Charles de Gaulle on 2 April 2013, transferring passengers onto rail services operated as tgvair.
• Because of Strasbourg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 505 feet, planes can take off or land at Strasbourg 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 addition to being known as "Strasbourg International Airport", another name for SXB is "Aéroport International de Strasbourg".

Facts about Billings Logan International Airport (BIL):

• Billings Logan International Airport handled 899,302 passengers last year.
• Billings Logan International Airport is two miles northwest of downtown Billings, in Yellowstone County, Montana.
• Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) has 3 runways.
• The closest airport to Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) is Roundup Airport (RPX), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) N of BIL.
• Billings Logan International Airport has three runways.
• The "First" flight was made on Memorial Day 1913, with much publicity, Dr.
• The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 422,494 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 397,073 in 2009 and 388,329 in 2010.
• The furthest airport from Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,579 miles (17,025 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.