Nonstop flight route between Moucha Island, Djibouti and Valenciennes, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Moucha Airport (MHI), Moucha Island, Djibouti and Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS), Valenciennes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,484 miles (or 5,608 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 Moucha Airport and Valenciennes-Denain 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 Moucha Airport and Valenciennes-Denain Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MHI / HDMO |
Airport Name: | Moucha Airport |
Location: | Moucha Island, Djibouti |
GPS Coordinates: | 11°43'1"N by 43°12'0"E |
Area Served: | Musha |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from MHI |
More Information: | MHI Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XVS / LFAV |
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Location: | Valenciennes, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°19'32"N by 3°27'39"E |
Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XVS |
More Information: | XVS Maps & Info |
Facts about Moucha Airport (MHI):
- The closest airport to Moucha Airport (MHI) is Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) SSW of MHI.
- The furthest airport from Moucha Airport (MHI) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is nearly antipodal to Moucha Airport (meaning Moucha Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Atuona Airport), and is located 12,235 miles (19,690 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS):
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport is a regional airport in France, located southwest of Valenciennes.
- In addition to being known as "Valenciennes-Denain Airport", another name for XVS is "(Advanced Landing Ground A-83/B-74)".
- It is known that Denain was used by the Royal Air Force, as it was assigned ALG "B-74".
- Because of Valenciennes-Denain Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Valenciennes-Denain 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 Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,987 miles (19,291 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Reconstruction of the airport included an entirely new asphalt runway, aligned 11/29, along with appropriate taxiways, ramp space and new infrastructure buildings on the north-west side of the airfield.
- It appears that the Luftwaffe moved out of Denain in 1941 and the airfield was left unused.
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) currently has only 1 runway.
- C-47 Skytrain transports moved in and out of the American controlled airfield almost immediately after the runway was repaired, supplying the front line forces with the necessary materiel to support their advance.
- The closest airport to Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NW of XVS.