Nonstop flight route between Watsonville, California, United States and Nice, France:
Departure Airport:
(36°56'8"N by 121°47'22"W)
Arrival Airport:
(43°39'55"N by 7°12'53"E)
Distance from WVI to NCE:
6,016.47 miles (9,682.54 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI), Watsonville, California, United States and Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), Nice, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,016 miles (or 9,683 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 Watsonville Municipal Airport and Nice Côte d'Azur 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 Watsonville Municipal Airport and Nice Côte d'Azur Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WVI / KWVI |
| Airport Name: | Watsonville Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Watsonville, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°56'8"N by 121°47'22"W |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Watsonville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 163 feet (50 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WVI |
| More Information: | WVI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NCE / LFMN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nice, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 43°39'55"N by 7°12'53"E |
| Area Served: | Nice and the Côte d'Azur |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NCE |
| More Information: | NCE Maps & Info |
Facts about Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI):
- Because of Watsonville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 163 feet, planes can take off or land at Watsonville Municipal 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 Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) is Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI), which is located 21 miles (34 kilometers) E of WVI.
- The furthest airport from Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,380 miles (18,315 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The Navy took over in July, 1943, purchased an additional 35 acres, built support buildings and the concrete ramp.
- Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI) has 2 runways.
Facts about Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE):
- Because of Nice Côte d'Azur Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Nice Côte d'Azur 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 Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) is Monaco Heliport (MCM), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ENE of NCE.
- The furthest airport from Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (meaning Nice Côte d'Azur Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,253 miles (19,720 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Nice Côte d'Azur Airport handled 11,222,042 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Nice Côte d'Azur Airport", another name for NCE is "Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur".
- The airport is positioned 7 km west of the city centre, and is the principal port of arrival for passengers to the Côte d'Azur.
- Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) has 2 runways.
- Capacity 30,000 metric tons/year
- In 2013, There were 11,554,195 passengers.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 21.17 miles (34.06 km) E | Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI) | Hollister, California, United States |     |
| 2 | 21.42 miles (34.47 km) SSE | Salinas Municipal AirportSalinas Army Air Base (SNS) | Salinas, California, United States | |
| 3 | 24.29 miles (39.08 km) S | Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) | Monterey, California, United States | |
| 4 | 27.48 miles (44.22 km) N | Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County (RHV) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 5 | 30.48 miles (49.06 km) NNW | Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) | San Jose, California, United States | |
| 6 | 36.04 miles (58.00 km) NNW | Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) | Mountain View, California, United States | |
| 7 | 40.47 miles (65.13 km) NNW | Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County (PAO) | Palo Alto, California, United States | |
| 8 | 49.67 miles (79.94 km) NE | NASA Crows Landing Airport (NRC) | Crows Landing, California, United States | |
| 9 | 51.55 miles (82.96 km) E | Los Banos Municipal Airport (LSN) | Los Banos, California, United States | |
| 10 | 52.37 miles (84.28 km) N | Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) | Livermore, California, United States | |
| 11 | 53.19 miles (85.59 km) NNW | Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) | Hayward, California, United States | |
| 12 | 55.89 miles (89.95 km) NW | Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF) | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | |
| 13 | 57.12 miles (91.93 km) NW | San Francisco International Airport (SFO) | San Francisco, California, United States | |
| 14 | 59.22 miles (95.30 km) NNW | Oakland International Airport (OAK) | Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States | |
| 15 | 61.34 miles (98.72 km) SE | Mesa Del Rey Airport (KIC) | King City, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,380.17 miles (18,314.57 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,345.11 miles (18,258.13 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,316.38 miles (18,211.90 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 4 | 11,295.92 miles (18,178.97 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 5 | 11,275.56 miles (18,146.21 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,209.83 miles (18,040.43 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 11,199.34 miles (18,023.55 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,176.40 miles (17,986.63 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,079.19 miles (17,830.18 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,078.14 miles (17,828.49 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,062.61 miles (17,803.50 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,030.02 miles (17,751.06 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,024.90 miles (17,742.81 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,010.36 miles (17,719.41 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,987.28 miles (17,682.27 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.10 miles (17.87 km) ENE | Monaco Heliport (MCM) | Fontvieille, Monaco | |
| 2 | 15.42 miles (24.82 km) WSW | Cannes - Mandelieu Airport (CEQ) | Cannes, France | |
| 3 | 48.54 miles (78.11 km) SW | La Môle – Saint-Tropez Airport (LTT) | La Môle / Saint-Tropez, France | |
| 4 | 52.43 miles (84.39 km) ENE | Albenga Airport (ALL) | Albenga, Italy | |
| 5 | 58.26 miles (93.76 km) NNW | Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport (BAE) | Barcelonnette / Saint-Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France | |
| 6 | 64.19 miles (103.31 km) NNE | Cuneo International Airport (CUF) | Cuneo, Italy | |
| 7 | 66.49 miles (107.01 km) SW | Toulon–Hyères Airport (TLN) | Toulon, France | |
| 8 | 93.13 miles (149.88 km) W | Aix-en-Provence Aerodrome (QXB) | Aix-en-Provence / Les Milles, France | |
| 9 | 95.73 miles (154.07 km) ENE | Genoa Airport (GOA) | Genoa, Italy | |
| 10 | 101.39 miles (163.17 km) W | Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) | Marseille, France | |
| 11 | 108.35 miles (174.38 km) NNE | Turin Airport (TRN) | Turin, Italy | |
| 12 | 111.90 miles (180.08 km) SE | Calvi - Sainte-Catherine Airport (CLY) | Calvi, Corsica, France | |
| 13 | 113.02 miles (181.89 km) NNW | Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) | Alpe d'Huez, France | |
| 14 | 114.17 miles (183.74 km) W | Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE) | Istres, France | |
| 15 | 116.57 miles (187.60 km) W | Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN) | Avignon, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,253.22 miles (19,719.60 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,845.55 miles (19,063.52 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,829.17 miles (19,037.15 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,817.23 miles (19,017.94 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,798.65 miles (18,988.03 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,784.98 miles (18,966.04 km) E | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,784.12 miles (18,964.66 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,768.40 miles (18,939.36 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,766.36 miles (18,936.08 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,759.76 miles (18,925.46 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,751.12 miles (18,911.54 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,744.90 miles (18,901.54 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,742.81 miles (18,898.17 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,727.31 miles (18,873.23 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,710.39 miles (18,846.00 km) ESE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |