Nonstop flight route between Dalma (island), United Arab Emirates and Dijon, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dalma Airport (ZDY), Dalma (island), United Arab Emirates and Dijon Air Base (DIJ), Dijon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,015 miles (or 4,852 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 Dalma Airport and Dijon Air Base, 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 Dalma Airport and Dijon Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ZDY / |
Airport Name: | Dalma Airport |
Location: | Dalma (island), United Arab Emirates |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°30'11"N by 52°20'8"E |
Area Served: | Dalma Island, UAE |
Operator/Owner: | Abu Dhabi Airports Company |
Airport Type: | Public |
View all routes: | Routes from ZDY |
More Information: | ZDY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIJ / LFSD |
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Location: | Dijon, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°16'26"N by 5°5'20"E |
Area Served: | Dijon, Bourgogne, France |
Operator/Owner: | Government of France |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 726 feet (221 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DIJ |
More Information: | DIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Dalma Airport (ZDY):
- The closest airport to Dalma Airport (ZDY) is Hamad International Airport (DOH), which is located 70 miles (113 kilometers) NW of ZDY.
- The furthest airport from Dalma Airport (ZDY) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,970 miles (19,264 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Dijon Air Base (DIJ):
- In addition to the American units, The Free French Air Force operated B-26 Marauders from Dijon beginning on 11 October 1944.
- Because of Dijon Air Base's relatively low elevation of 726 feet, planes can take off or land at Dijon Air Base 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 "Dijon Air Base", another name for DIJ is "(Advanced Landing Ground Y-9)".
- On 12 September the first American units arrived at the base.
- The furthest airport from Dijon Air Base (DIJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Dijon Air Base (meaning Dijon Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,186 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In 1984, the Dassault Mirage 2000C arrived, upgraded in 1999 by the 2000-5F., contributing to a modern, front-line NATO facility.
- The closest airport to Dijon Air Base (DIJ) is Dole - Jura Airport (DLE), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SE of DIJ.
- During World War II the airport was attacked by the Luftwaffe on several occasions during the Battle of France.
- The first operational Luftwaffe unit to take up residence at Dijon was IV/KG 55 "Greiff", in February 1941, consisting of three squadrons numbers 10, 11 and 12, equipped with 12 Heinkel 111 bombers each.
- Dijon Air Base (DIJ) has 2 runways.