Nonstop flight route between Monticello, Utah, United States and Tours, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Monticello Airport (MXC), Monticello, Utah, United States and Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF), Tours, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,137 miles (or 8,268 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 Monticello Airport and Tours Val de Loire 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 Monticello Airport and Tours Val de Loire Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MXC / |
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Location: | Monticello, Utah, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 37°55'56"N by 109°20'27"W |
Area Served: | Monticello, Utah |
Operator/Owner: | City of Monticello |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 6966 feet (2,123 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MXC |
More Information: | MXC Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | TUF / LFOT |
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Location: | Tours, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°25'54"N by 0°43'23"E |
Area Served: | Tours, France |
Operator/Owner: | Ministère de la Défense (FAF) |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 357 feet (109 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from TUF |
More Information: | TUF Maps & Info |
Facts about Monticello Airport (MXC):
- Monticello Airport covers an area of 264 acres at an elevation of 6,966 feet above mean sea level.
- Monticello Airport is a city owned, public use airport located three nautical miles north of the central business district of Monticello, a city in San Juan County, Utah, United States.
- The closest airport to Monticello Airport (MXC) is Blanding Municipal Airport (BDG), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of MXC.
- In addition to being known as "Monticello Airport", another name for MXC is "U64".
- Monticello Airport (MXC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Monticello Airport (MXC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,107 miles (17,875 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of Monticello Airport's high elevation of 6,966 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MXC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MXC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF):
- After World War II the airport was used by NATO and the US Air Force before becoming a flying school in the 1950s.
- Because of Tours Val de Loire Airport's relatively low elevation of 357 feet, planes can take off or land at Tours Val de Loire 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 is home to around 40 Alpha Jets belonging to the French Air Force, as well as a couple of Mirage fighters as part of the Vigipirate defence plan.
- Tours Val de Loire Airport is an airport in the French department of Indre-et-Loire, 6 km north-northeast of the city of Tours in the Loire Valley.
- In addition to being known as "Tours Val de Loire Airport", another name for TUF is "Aéroport Tours Val de LoireBase Aérienne 604Tours Val de Loire".
- The airport once housed the head office of TAT European Airlines.
- The furthest airport from Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Tours Val de Loire Airport (meaning Tours Val de Loire Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,152 miles (19,557 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) is Angers – Loire Airport (ANE), which is located 49 miles (79 kilometers) W of TUF.
- Tours Val de Loire Airport (TUF) currently has only 1 runway.