Nonstop flight route between Montbéliard, France and Leadville, Colorado, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF), Montbéliard, France and Lake County Airport (LXV), Leadville, Colorado, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,175 miles (or 8,328 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 Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome and Lake 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 Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome and Lake 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: | XMF / LFSM | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Montbéliard, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°29'12"N by 6°47'29"E | 
| Area Served: | Montbéliard, Doubs, France | 
| Operator/Owner: | Syndicat mixte de l’aérodrome de Montbéliard | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1041 feet (317 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XMF | 
| More Information: | XMF Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LXV / KLXV | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Leadville, Colorado, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°13'13"N by 106°19'0"W | 
| Area Served: | Leadville, Colorado | 
| Operator/Owner: | County Commissioner of Lake County | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9927 feet (3,026 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from LXV | 
| More Information: | LXV Maps & Info | 
Facts about Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF):
- The closest airport to Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) is EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) ENE of XMF.
- The furthest airport from Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (meaning Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,138 miles (19,535 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome", another name for XMF is "Aérodrome de Montbéliard - Courcelles".
Facts about Lake County Airport (LXV):
- Lake County Airport (LXV) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lake County Airport's high elevation of 9,927 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LXV. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LXV a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Lake County Airport (LXV) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,958 miles (17,635 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Lake County Airport (LXV) is Aspen–Pitkin County Airport (ASE), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) W of LXV.
- In addition to being known as "Lake County Airport", another name for LXV is "Leadville Airport".
- At an elevation of 9,927 ft above mean sea level the airport claims the distinction of being North America's highest.
- The highest helicopter flight training school in the world, RAVCO, operates out of the Lake County Airport.




