Nonstop flight route between Paris-Orly, Paris, France and Longview, Texas, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Paris Orly Airport (ORY), Paris-Orly, Paris, France and East Texas Regional Airport (GGG), Longview, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,871 miles (or 7,840 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 Paris Orly Airport and East Texas Regional 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 Paris Orly Airport and East Texas Regional Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | GGG / KGGG |
Airport Name: | East Texas Regional Airport |
Location: | Longview, Texas, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 32°23'2"N by 94°42'41"W |
Area Served: | Longview, Texas |
Operator/Owner: | Gregg County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 365 feet (111 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from GGG |
More Information: | GGG Maps & Info |
Facts about Paris Orly Airport (ORY):
- 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 American United States Army Air Forces 1408th Army Air Force Base Unit was the primary operator at Orly Field until March 1947 when control was returned to the French Government.
- In addition to being known as "Paris Orly Airport", another name for ORY is "Aéroport de Paris-Orly".
- 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 May 1958 Pan Am DC-7Cs flew to Los Angeles in 21 hr 56 min.
- Paris Orly Airport (ORY) has 3 runways.
- Paris Orly Airport handled 28,274,154 passengers last year.
- Management of the airport, however, is solely under the authority of Aéroports de Paris, which also manages Charles de Gaulle Airport, Le Bourget Airport, and several smaller airports in the suburbs of Paris.
- 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.
- Orly Airport extends over 15.3 square kilometres of land.
- 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.
Facts about East Texas Regional Airport (GGG):
- Each summer the airport plays host to the Great Texas Balloon Race, a volunteer-run weekend event held annually since 1980.
- Because of East Texas Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 365 feet, planes can take off or land at East Texas Regional 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.
- East Texas Regional is also home to LeTourneau University's School of Aeronautical Science.
- The closest airport to East Texas Regional Airport (GGG) is Harrison County Airport (ASL), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) ENE of GGG.
- The furthest airport from East Texas Regional Airport (GGG) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,861 miles (17,479 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- East Texas Regional Airport (GGG) has 2 runways.
- Runway 13/31 was also a stand-by recovery point for the Space Shuttle Program.