Nonstop flight route between Rouen, France and Pierre, South Dakota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rouen Airport (URO), Rouen, France and Pierre Regional Airport (PIR), Pierre, South Dakota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,421 miles (or 7,116 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 Rouen Airport and Pierre Regional 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 Rouen Airport and Pierre Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | URO / LFOP | 
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| Location: | Rouen, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°23'26"N by 1°11'2"E | 
| Area Served: | Rouen, France | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 512 feet (156 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from URO | 
| More Information: | URO Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PIR / KPIR | 
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| Location: | Pierre, South Dakota, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°22'58"N by 100°17'9"W | 
| Area Served: | Pierre, South Dakota | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Pierre | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1744 feet (532 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from PIR | 
| More Information: | PIR Maps & Info | 
Facts about Rouen Airport (URO):
- Rouen Airport (URO) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Rouen Airport's relatively low elevation of 512 feet, planes can take off or land at Rouen 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 "Rouen Airport", another name for URO is "Aéroport de Rouen - Vallée de Seine".
 - The furthest airport from Rouen Airport (URO) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Rouen Airport (meaning Rouen Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,035 miles (19,369 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - The closest airport to Rouen Airport (URO) is Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28 (EVX), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) S of URO.
 
Facts about Pierre Regional Airport (PIR):
- Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) has 2 runways.
 - Pierre Regional Airport is a city owned, public airport three miles east of Pierre, in Hughes County, South Dakota.
 - A new terminal has been designed, and construction began in late Spring, 2011.
 - The furthest airport from Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,493 miles (16,887 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - The closest airport to Pierre Regional Airport (PIR) is Mobridge Municipal Airport (MBG), which is located 81 miles (130 kilometers) N of PIR.
 - Pierre Regional Airport covers 1,735 acres at an elevation of 1,744 feet above mean sea level.
 - Until June 30, 2006, service on Great Lakes Airlines to Denver was subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
 - In addition to being known as "Pierre Regional Airport", another name for PIR is "Pierre Army Airfield".
 
