Nonstop flight route between Island Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Vannes, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Island Lake Airport (YIV), Island Lake, Manitoba, Canada and Meucon Airport (VNE), Vannes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,749 miles (or 6,033 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 Island Lake Airport and Meucon 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 Island Lake Airport and Meucon Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YIV / CYIV |
Airport Name: | Island Lake Airport |
Location: | Island Lake, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°51'25"N by 94°39'12"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 773 feet (236 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YIV |
More Information: | YIV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VNE / LFRV |
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Location: | Vannes, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°43'9"N by 2°43'23"W |
Operator/Owner: | SNC-Lavalin |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 440 feet (134 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from VNE |
More Information: | VNE Maps & Info |
Facts about Island Lake Airport (YIV):
- Because of Island Lake Airport's relatively low elevation of 773 feet, planes can take off or land at Island Lake 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.
- Island Lake Airport (YIV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Island Lake Airport (YIV) is St. Theresa Point Airport (YST), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of YIV.
- The furthest airport from Island Lake Airport (YIV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,441 miles (16,803 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Meucon Airport (VNE):
- The furthest airport from Meucon Airport (VNE) is Oamaru Airport (OAM), which is nearly antipodal to Meucon Airport (meaning Meucon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Oamaru Airport), and is located 12,086 miles (19,450 kilometers) away in Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Meucon Airport (VNE) is Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) W of VNE.
- Meucon Airport (VNE) has 2 runways.
- Because of Meucon Airport's relatively low elevation of 440 feet, planes can take off or land at Meucon 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.
- Seized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France, Meucon airport was used as a Luftwaffe military airfield during the occupation.
- Vannes airport was a civil airport built prior to World War II.
- The airport was liberated by Allied ground forces about 10 August 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
- In addition to being known as "Meucon Airport", another name for VNE is "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-33".