Nonstop flight route between Kingston, Ontario, Canada and Valenciennes, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kingston Airport (YGK), Kingston, Ontario, Canada and Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS), Valenciennes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,592 miles (or 5,781 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 Kingston 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 Kingston 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: | YGK / CYGK |
Airport Name: | Kingston Airport |
Location: | Kingston, Ontario, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°13'32"N by 76°35'48"W |
Operator/Owner: | City of Kingston |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 303 feet (92 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from YGK |
More Information: | YGK 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 Kingston Airport (YGK):
- Because of Kingston Airport's relatively low elevation of 303 feet, planes can take off or land at Kingston 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 airport is named after former MP Norman McLeod Rogers, Minister of Labour and then National Defence in Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's cabinet.
- Kingston Airport (YGK) has 2 runways.
- Kingston Airport or Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport, is an airport located 4.3 nautical miles west of the core of Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
- The closest airport to Kingston Airport (YGK) is Watertown International Airport (ART), which is located 33 miles (53 kilometers) ESE of YGK.
- The furthest airport from Kingston Airport (YGK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,490 miles (18,492 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Norman Rogers is a mandatory frequency airport with an operating Flight Service Station.
Facts about Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS):
- It was seized by the Germans in late May 1940 during the early part of the Battle of France.
- In addition to being known as "Valenciennes-Denain Airport", another name for XVS is "(Advanced Landing Ground A-83/B-74)".
- In French control after the war, the airport sat abandoned for several years.
- Denain Airport was cleared of German forces by Allied ground forces about 11 September 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
- 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.
- After being used for a brief time as a storage depot for excess aircraft after the war ended by Air Technical Service Command, the Americans turned the airfield back over to French authorities on 25 June 1945.
- 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.
- The wartime air base is still evident with the 5500' concrete NE/SW runway remaining, complete with patched bomb craters and expansion joints allowing grass to grow between the concrete pads.
- In addition, a reconnaissance unit, Aufklärungsgruppe 12 was assigned to Denain in October 1940 with Henschel Hs 126 twin-seat light observation planes.
- The closest airport to Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NW of XVS.
- 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.
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) currently has only 1 runway.