Nonstop flight route between Arcachon, France and Oroville, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC), Arcachon, France and Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE), Oroville, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,552 miles (or 8,936 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 La Teste-de-Buch Airport and Oroville Municipal 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 La Teste-de-Buch Airport and Oroville Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XAC / LFCH |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Arcachon, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°35'47"N by 1°6'38"W |
Area Served: | Arcachon, France |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 49 feet (15 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from XAC |
More Information: | XAC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | OVE / KOVE |
Airport Names: |
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Location: | Oroville, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°29'16"N by 121°37'19"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Oroville |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 192 feet (59 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from OVE |
More Information: | OVE Maps & Info |
Facts about La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC):
- La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to La Teste-de-Buch Airport (meaning La Teste-de-Buch Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,200 miles (19,634 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of La Teste-de-Buch Airport's relatively low elevation of 49 feet, planes can take off or land at La Teste-de-Buch 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 "La Teste-de-Buch Airport", another name for XAC is "Aéroport d'Arcachon - La Teste-de-Buch".
- The closest airport to La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) is Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NE of XAC.
Facts about Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE):
- Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) has 2 runways.
- Because of Oroville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 192 feet, planes can take off or land at Oroville 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.
- In addition to being known as "Oroville Municipal Airport", another name for OVE is "Oroville Army Airfield".
- The furthest airport from Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,238 miles (18,086 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- In 1936, the City of Oroville acquired 188 acres of grazing land for use as a municipal airport.
- In 1945 Oroville AAF was listed as “temporarily inactive” under assignment to Air Technical Service Command and was later classified as surplus.
- The closest airport to Oroville Municipal Airport (OVE) is Chico Municipal Airport (CIC), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) NNW of OVE.