Nonstop flight route between Quimper, France and Mataiva, French Polynesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP), Quimper, France and Mataiva Airport (MVT), Mataiva, French Polynesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,387 miles (or 15,107 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 Quimper - Cornouaille Airport and Mataiva 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 Quimper - Cornouaille Airport and Mataiva Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | UIP / LFRQ |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Quimper, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°58'30"N by 4°10'4"W |
Area Served: | Quimper, France |
Operator/Owner: | SEAQC - Société d'Exploitation de l'Aéroport de Quimper Cornouaille |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 297 feet (91 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from UIP |
More Information: | UIP Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MVT / NTGV |
Airport Name: | Mataiva Airport |
Location: | Mataiva, French Polynesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 14°52'11"S by 148°42'40"W |
Elevation: | 0 feet (0 meters) |
View all routes: | Routes from MVT |
More Information: | MVT Maps & Info |
Facts about Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP):
- Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Quimper - Cornouaille Airport", another name for UIP is "Aéroport de Quimper - Cornouaille".
- Because of Quimper - Cornouaille Airport's relatively low elevation of 297 feet, planes can take off or land at Quimper - Cornouaille 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 closest airport to Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) is Brest Bretagne Airport (BES), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NNW of UIP.
- The furthest airport from Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (meaning Quimper - Cornouaille Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,136 miles (19,531 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Facts about Mataiva Airport (MVT):
- The closest airport to Mataiva Airport (MVT) is Arutua Airport (AXR), which is located 142 miles (228 kilometers) E of MVT.
- Because of Mataiva Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Mataiva 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 furthest airport from Mataiva Airport (MVT) is Khartoum International Airport (KRT), which is nearly antipodal to Mataiva Airport (meaning Mataiva Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Khartoum International Airport), and is located 12,339 miles (19,858 kilometers) away in Khartoum, Sudan.