Nonstop flight route between Fortuna, California, United States and Valence, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rohnerville Airport (FOT), Fortuna, California, United States and Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,743 miles (or 9,243 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 Rohnerville Airport and Valence - Chabeuil 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 Rohnerville Airport and Valence - Chabeuil Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | FOT / KFOT |
Airport Name: | Rohnerville Airport |
Location: | Fortuna, California, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 40°33'14"N by 124°7'58"W |
Operator/Owner: | Humboldt County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 392 feet (119 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from FOT |
More Information: | FOT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAF / LFLU |
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Location: | Valence, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°54'56"N by 4°58'6"E |
Area Served: | Valence, Drôme, France |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Drôme |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 525 feet (160 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from VAF |
More Information: | VAF Maps & Info |
Facts about Rohnerville Airport (FOT):
- The furthest airport from Rohnerville Airport (FOT) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,248 miles (18,102 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Rohnerville Airport's relatively low elevation of 392 feet, planes can take off or land at Rohnerville 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.
- Rohnerville Airport covers an area of 541 acres which contains one asphalt paved runway measuring 4,005 by 100 feet.
- For the year ending in October 2004, the airport had 27,500 aircraft operations, an average of 75 per day, all of which were general aviation.
- The closest airport to Rohnerville Airport (FOT) is Murray Field (EKA), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) N of FOT.
- Rohnerville Airport (FOT) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF):
- Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) is Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of VAF.
- After the forceful occupation of Vichy France in November 1942 as a result of Case Anton Wehrmacht units moved into the Valence area and the airport came under the control of the Luftwaffe.
- Because of Valence - Chabeuil Airport's relatively low elevation of 525 feet, planes can take off or land at Valence - Chabeuil 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.
- In addition to being known as "Valence - Chabeuil Airport", other names for VAF include "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-23" and "Aéroport de Valence - Chabeuil".
- The Portez was a heavy twin-engined fighter.
- The furthest airport from Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Valence - Chabeuil Airport (meaning Valence - Chabeuil Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,333 miles (19,848 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.