Nonstop flight route between Bourg-en-Bresse, France and Avarua, Cook Islands:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK), Bourg-en-Bresse, France and Rarotonga International Airport (RAR), Avarua, Cook Islands would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,516 miles (or 16,924 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 Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport and Rarotonga 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 Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport and Rarotonga 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: | XBK / LFHS | 
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| Location: | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°12'20"N by 5°17'30"E | 
| Area Served: | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 857 feet (261 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XBK | 
| More Information: | XBK Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RAR / NCRG | 
| Airport Name: | Rarotonga International Airport | 
| Location: | Avarua, Cook Islands | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 21°12'10"S by 159°48'20"W | 
| Area Served: | Avarua | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 19 feet (6 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RAR | 
| More Information: | RAR Maps & Info | 
Facts about Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK):
- Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) has 2 runways.
 - In addition to being known as "Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport", another name for XBK is "Aéroport de Bourg - Ceyzériat".
 - The furthest airport from Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (meaning Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,251 miles (19,715 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - The closest airport to Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) is Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) SSW of XBK.
 - Because of Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport's relatively low elevation of 857 feet, planes can take off or land at Bourg - Ceyzériat 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 airport resides at an elevation of 857 feet above mean sea level.
 
Facts about Rarotonga International Airport (RAR):
- The airport first opened in 1975 on the site of a former U.S.
 - Because of Rarotonga International Airport's relatively low elevation of 19 feet, planes can take off or land at Rarotonga 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.
 - The closest airport to Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) is Mangaia Island Airport (MGS), which is located 131 miles (211 kilometers) ESE of RAR.
 - Air Rarotonga Saab 340 inter-island airliner at the airport
 - The furthest airport from Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) is Faya-Largeau Airport (FYT), which is nearly antipodal to Rarotonga International Airport (meaning Rarotonga International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Faya-Largeau Airport), and is located 12,199 miles (19,632 kilometers) away in Faya-Largeau, Chad.
 - Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) currently has only 1 runway.
 
