Nonstop flight route between Arcachon, France and Schenectady, New York, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC), Arcachon, France and Schenectady County Airport (SCH), Schenectady, New York, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,512 miles (or 5,651 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 Schenectady County 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 Schenectady County 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: | SCH / KSCH | 
| Airport Name: | Schenectady County Airport | 
| Location: | Schenectady, New York, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°51'8"N by 73°55'44"W | 
| Area Served: | Schenectady, New York | 
| Operator/Owner: | Schenectady County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 378 feet (115 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from SCH | 
| More Information: | SCH Maps & Info | 
Facts about La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC):
- 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.
- La Teste-de-Buch Airport (XAC) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Schenectady County Airport (SCH):
- The closest airport to Schenectady County Airport (SCH) is Albany International Airport (ALB), which is located only 10 miles (15 kilometers) SE of SCH.
- Because of Schenectady County Airport's relatively low elevation of 378 feet, planes can take off or land at Schenectady County 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.
- Schenectady County Airport (SCH) has 3 runways.
- The furthest airport from Schenectady County Airport (SCH) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,651 miles (18,750 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.




