Nonstop flight route between Quimper, France and Truckee, California, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP), Quimper, France and Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF), Truckee, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,243 miles (or 8,438 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 Truckee Tahoe 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 Truckee Tahoe 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 |
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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: | TKF / KTRK |
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| Location: | Truckee, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°19'12"N by 120°8'21"W |
| Area Served: | Truckee, California |
| Operator/Owner: | Truckee Tahoe Airport District |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5900 feet (1,798 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TKF |
| More Information: | TKF Maps & Info |
Facts about Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP):
- 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.
- Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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 Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF):
- The furthest airport from Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,197 miles (18,020 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) has 2 runways.
- The airport is attended seven days a week, 6am - 11pm.
- In addition to being known as "Truckee Tahoe Airport", another name for TKF is "TRK".
- Because of Truckee Tahoe Airport's high elevation of 5,900 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TKF. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TKF a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Truckee Tahoe Airport (TKF) is Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO), which is located 23 miles (38 kilometers) ENE of TKF.
- Truckee Tahoe Airport is a public airport two miles east of Truckee, California, United States.
