Nonstop flight route between Bismarck, North Dakota, United States and Vannes, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS), Bismarck, North Dakota, United States and Meucon Airport (VNE), Vannes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,260 miles (or 6,856 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 Bismarck Municipal 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 Bismarck Municipal 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: | BIS / KBIS |
Airport Name: | Bismarck Municipal Airport |
Location: | Bismarck, North Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 46°46'22"N by 100°44'44"W |
Area Served: | Bismarck, North Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Bismarck |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1661 feet (506 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BIS |
More Information: | BIS 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 Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS):
- Bismarck Municipal Airport is in Burleigh County, North Dakota, three miles southeast of the City of Bismarck, which owns it.
- Bismarck Municipal Airport covers 2,425 acres at an elevation of 1,661 feet.
- Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS) has 2 runways.
- The furthest airport from Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,375 miles (16,696 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS) is Ashley Municipal Airport (ASY), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) SE of BIS.
Facts about Meucon Airport (VNE):
- In addition to being known as "Meucon Airport", another name for VNE is "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-33".
- 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.
- Seized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France, Meucon airport was used as a Luftwaffe military airfield during the occupation.
- The airport was returned to French civil control after the war ended on 20 June 1945.
- 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.
- As the airport was in the rear area when repaired and opened, the Americans used it as a defensive field, stationing the 425th Night Fighter Squadron, flying P-61 Black Widows from 18 August though 11 September 1944 flying night air defense missions.
- Meucon Airport (VNE) has 2 runways.