Nonstop flight route between Vannes, France and Sacramento, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(47°43'9"N by 2°43'23"W)
Arrival Airport:
(38°41'44"N by 121°35'26"W)
Distance from VNE to SMF:
5,384.68 miles (8,665.78 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Meucon Airport (VNE), Vannes, France and Sacramento International Airport (SMF), Sacramento, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,385 miles (or 8,666 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 Meucon Airport and Sacramento 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 Meucon Airport and Sacramento International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VNE / LFRV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Vannes, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°43'9"N by 2°43'23"W |
| Operator/Owner: | SNC-Lavalin |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 440 feet (134 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VNE |
| More Information: | VNE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMF / KSMF |
| Airport Name: | Sacramento International Airport |
| Location: | Sacramento, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°41'44"N by 121°35'26"W |
| Area Served: | Sacramento, California |
| Operator/Owner: | County of Sacramento |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 27 feet (8 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMF |
| More Information: | SMF Maps & Info |
Facts about Meucon Airport (VNE):
- Because of Meucon Airport's relatively low elevation of 440 feet, planes can take off or land at Meucon 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.
- Vannes was attacked on several missions by United States Army Air Force Eighth Air Force bombers during 1943.
- The furthest airport from Meucon Airport (VNE) is Oamaru Airport (OAM), which is nearly antipodal to Meucon Airport (meaning Meucon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Oamaru Airport), and is located 12,086 miles (19,450 kilometers) away in Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand.
- Vannes-Meucon Airport is a regional airport in France.
- The closest airport to Meucon Airport (VNE) is Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) W of VNE.
- KG 100 took part in operations over England during the Battle of Britain JG 53, JG 51 and JG 2 were interceptor units against Allied bomber operations over Occupied Europe
- In addition to being known as "Meucon Airport", another name for VNE is "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-33".
- Meucon Airport (VNE) has 2 runways.
Facts about Sacramento International Airport (SMF):
- The airport was a focus city for ExpressJet Airlines which independently operated Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets on point-to-point, "hub bypass" routes.
- Sacramento County has tried to entice Virgin America into adding a Los Angeles route by giving them 400,000 dollars to operate out of terminal A or 150,000 dollars to operate in terminal B.
- Sacramento International Airport (SMF) has 2 runways.
- US Airways previously flew to Las Vegas, but ended service after closing its Las Vegas hub.
- Because of Sacramento International Airport's relatively low elevation of 27 feet, planes can take off or land at Sacramento 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.
- Airport security procedures were dramatically changed after September 11, 2001.
- As the nation’s economy was taking a hit in 2008, commercial aviation was challenged by reduced passenger numbers and increasing fuel and other costs.
- The closest airport to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC), which is located only 10 miles (17 kilometers) E of SMF.
- In the 1990s the consolidated rental car facility and Terminal A opened, which was designed by Dreyfuss & Blackford Architects.
- The furthest airport from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,280 miles (18,154 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Sacramento International Airport handled 8,910,570 passengers last year.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.42 miles (53.79 km) W | Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) | Lorient, France |     |
| 2 | 51.97 miles (83.64 km) ENE | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) | Rennes, France | |
| 3 | 56.86 miles (91.50 km) N | Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) | Saint-Brieuc, France | |
| 4 | 65.03 miles (104.65 km) SE | Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) | Nantes, France | |
| 5 | 66.92 miles (107.70 km) NNE | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 6 | 69.27 miles (111.47 km) WNW | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| 7 | 70.89 miles (114.08 km) SSE | Île d'Yeu Aerodrome (IDY) | Île d'Yeu, France | |
| 8 | 79.04 miles (127.20 km) NW | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 9 | 79.41 miles (127.80 km) NNW | Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) | Lannion, France | |
| 10 | 93.13 miles (149.88 km) WNW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 11 | 96.93 miles (156.00 km) ESE | Cholet Le Pontreau Airport (CET) | Cholet, France | |
| 12 | 105.66 miles (170.04 km) NNE | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 112.78 miles (181.50 km) E | Angers – Loire Airport (ANE) | Angers, France | |
| 14 | 118.64 miles (190.94 km) N | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 128.52 miles (206.84 km) SE | La Rochelle – Île de Ré Airport (LRH) | La Rochelle / Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,085.69 miles (19,449.98 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,080.16 miles (19,441.09 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,065.45 miles (19,417.41 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,063.92 miles (19,414.95 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,062.76 miles (19,413.08 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,031.84 miles (19,363.33 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,029.53 miles (19,359.61 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,022.94 miles (19,349.00 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,005.63 miles (19,321.14 km) E | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,003.62 miles (19,317.90 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,003.52 miles (19,317.74 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,000.92 miles (19,313.55 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,997.63 miles (19,308.27 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,989.44 miles (19,295.09 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,979.29 miles (19,278.75 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.44 miles (16.80 km) E | Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 2 | 13.70 miles (22.05 km) SSE | Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 3 | 18.62 miles (29.96 km) ESE | Sacramento Mather Airport (MHR) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 4 | 27.81 miles (44.76 km) N | Yuba County Airport (MYV) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 5 | 29.73 miles (47.84 km) SW | Nut Tree Airport (VCB) | Vacaville, California, United States | |
| 6 | 31.55 miles (50.78 km) NNE | Beale Air Force Base (BAB) | Marysville, California, United States | |
| 7 | 32.74 miles (52.69 km) ENE | Auburn Municipal Airport (AUN) | Auburn, California, United States | |
| 8 | 35.01 miles (56.34 km) SSW | Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) | Fairfield, California, United States | |
| 9 | 45.20 miles (72.74 km) E | Placerville Airport (PVF) | Placerville, California, United States | |
| 10 | 50.04 miles (80.53 km) SW | Napa County Airport (APC) | Napa, California, United States | |
| 11 | 54.77 miles (88.14 km) N | Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) | Oroville, California, United States | |
| 12 | 54.92 miles (88.39 km) SSW | Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) | Concord, California, United States | |
| 13 | 58.58 miles (94.27 km) SSE | Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK) | Stockton, California, United States | |
| 14 | 61.98 miles (99.75 km) NE | Blue Canyon–Nyack Airport (BLU) | Emigrant Gap, California, United States | |
| 15 | 64.69 miles (104.11 km) SW | Marin County Airport (NOT) | Novato, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,280.47 miles (18,154.11 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,223.38 miles (18,062.24 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,194.58 miles (18,015.89 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,182.31 miles (17,996.14 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 11,174.03 miles (17,982.81 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,095.27 miles (17,856.06 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,088.78 miles (17,845.62 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,069.25 miles (17,814.18 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,982.82 miles (17,675.09 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,979.47 miles (17,669.70 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,966.20 miles (17,648.35 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,914.58 miles (17,565.26 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,913.67 miles (17,563.80 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,904.63 miles (17,549.25 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,883.96 miles (17,515.99 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |