Nonstop flight route between Paris-Orly, Paris, France and Nordholz, Germany:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paris Orly Airport (ORY), Paris-Orly, Paris, France and Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN), Nordholz, Germany would travel a Great Circle distance of 442 miles (or 711 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 relatively short distance between Paris Orly Airport and Nordholz Naval Airbase, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ORY / LFPO |
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Location: | Paris-Orly, Paris, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°43'23"N by 2°22'45"E |
Area Served: | Paris, France |
Operator/Owner: | Aéroports de Paris |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 291 feet (89 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from ORY |
More Information: | ORY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FCN / ETMN |
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Location: | Nordholz, Germany |
GPS Coordinates: | 53°46'4"N by 8°39'36"E |
Operator/Owner: | German Navy |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 74 feet (23 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FCN |
More Information: | FCN Maps & Info |
Facts about Paris Orly Airport (ORY):
- The furthest airport from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Paris Orly Airport (meaning Paris Orly Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,093 miles (19,461 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Paris Orly Airport", another name for ORY is "Aéroport de Paris-Orly".
- Paris Orly Airport handled 28,274,154 passengers last year.
- Originally known as Villeneuve-Orly Airport, the facility was opened in the southern suburbs of Paris in 1932 as a secondary airport to Le Bourget.
- Paris Orly Airport (ORY) has 3 runways.
- Because of Paris Orly Airport's relatively low elevation of 291 feet, planes can take off or land at Paris Orly 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 Paris Orly Airport (ORY) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) W of ORY.
- Orly Airport extends over 15.3 square kilometres of land.
- After the Battle of Normandy and the retreat of German forces from the Paris area in August 1944, Orly was partially repaired by USAAF combat engineers and was used by Ninth Air Force as tactical airfield A-47.
- Prior to the construction of Charles de Gaulle Airport, Orly was the main airport of Paris.
- In May 1958 Pan Am DC-7Cs flew to Los Angeles in 21 hr 56 min.
Facts about Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN):
- Out of the 20 Atlantics, five were converted during 1969 and 1970 into SIGINT aircraft, specialised in electronic reconnaissance of hostile radar systems and communications of what used to be the Eastern Bloc.
- In 1959 construction of the current airbase began.
- Because of Nordholz Naval Airbase's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Nordholz Naval Airbase 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.
- Nordholz Naval Airbase is one of the oldest airports in Germany, dating to 17 December 1912.
- The closest airport to Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) is Bremerhaven Airport (BRV), which is located only 18 miles (30 kilometers) S of FCN.
- During the occupation of Denmark and Norway, Kampfgeschwader 100 flew attacks from Nordholz with their Heinkel He 111 medium bombers.
- The furthest airport from Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,711 miles (18,847 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Nordholz Naval Airbase", another name for FCN is "(Advanced Landing Ground R-56)".
- Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN) currently has only 1 runway.