Nonstop flight route between Santa Ynez, California, United States and Lourdes, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Santa Ynez Airport (SQA), Santa Ynez, California, United States and Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE), Lourdes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,870 miles (or 9,447 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 Santa Ynez Airport and Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées 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 Santa Ynez Airport and Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SQA / KIZA |
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Location: | Santa Ynez, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°36'24"N by 120°4'32"W |
Area Served: | County of Santa Barbara |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 671 feet (205 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SQA |
More Information: | SQA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | LDE / LFBT |
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Location: | Lourdes, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°11'6"N by 0°0'6"W |
Operator/Owner: | SNC-Lavalin Aéroport |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1259 feet (384 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LDE |
More Information: | LDE Maps & Info |
Facts about Santa Ynez Airport (SQA):
- In addition to being known as "Santa Ynez Airport", another name for SQA is "IZA".
- Because of Santa Ynez Airport's relatively low elevation of 671 feet, planes can take off or land at Santa Ynez 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 furthest airport from Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,479 miles (18,474 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) is Santa Barbara Airport (SBA), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) SE of SQA.
Facts about Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE):
- Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Over 70% of the airport traffic is charter flight from a variety of airlines across Europe journeying to the nearby Lourdes as part of a Catholic pilgrimage.
- The airport is the site of the Socata light aircraft factory, maker of the TBM 850 single-engine turboprop.
- In addition to being known as "Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport", another name for LDE is "Aéroport de Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées".
- The furthest airport from Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (meaning Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,254 miles (19,721 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Tarbes–Lourdes–Pyrénées Airport (LDE) is Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) WNW of LDE.