Nonstop flight route between Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States and Valenciennes, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Centennial Airport (APA), Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States and Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS), Valenciennes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,863 miles (or 7,826 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 Centennial 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 Centennial 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: | APA / KAPA | 
| Airport Name: | Centennial Airport | 
| Location: | Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°34'12"N by 104°50'57"W | 
| Area Served: | Denver, Colorado | 
| Operator/Owner: | Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 5885 feet (1,794 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from APA | 
| More Information: | APA Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XVS / LFAV | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 Centennial Airport (APA):
- Centennial Airport (APA) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Centennial Airport (APA) is Denver International Airport (DEN), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) NNE of APA.
- Located in Dove Valley, an unincorporated area of Arapahoe County, the airport’s runways extend into Douglas County.
- The furthest airport from Centennial Airport (APA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,899 miles (17,540 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Centennial Airport does not offer scheduled airline passenger service.
- Because of Centennial Airport's high elevation of 5,885 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at APA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make APA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Valenciennes-Denain Airport", another name for XVS is "(Advanced Landing Ground A-83/B-74)".
- The closest airport to Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NW of XVS.
- 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.
- It is known that Denain was used by the Royal Air Force, as it was assigned ALG "B-74".
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) currently has only 1 runway.
- It appears that the Luftwaffe moved out of Denain in 1941 and the airfield was left unused.




