Nonstop flight route between Beauvais, France and North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States:
Departure Airport:
(49°27'15"N by 2°6'46"E)
Arrival Airport:
(36°13'22"N by 81°5'53"W)
Distance from BVA to IKB:
4,094.99 miles (6,590.23 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA), Beauvais, France and Wilkes County Airport (IKB), North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,095 miles (or 6,590 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 Beauvais–Tillé Airport and Wilkes County 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 Beauvais–Tillé Airport and Wilkes County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVA / LFOB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Beauvais, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°27'15"N by 2°6'46"E |
| Area Served: | Beauvais, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie (CCI) de l'Oise |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 359 feet (109 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BVA |
| More Information: | BVA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IKB / KUKF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°13'22"N by 81°5'53"W |
| Area Served: | North Wilkesboro, North Carolina |
| Operator/Owner: | Wilkes County |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1301 feet (397 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IKB |
| More Information: | IKB Maps & Info |
Facts about Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA):
- The closest airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) is Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM), which is located 31 miles (51 kilometers) NNE of BVA.
- This airport was built in the 1930s and seized by the Germans in June 1940 during the Battle of France.
- Despite its official name Aéroport de Beauvais-Tillé and its location 85 km north of Paris, some low-cost airlines serving the airport refer to it as Paris–Beauvais for marketing purposes.
- The furthest airport from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (meaning Beauvais–Tillé Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,041 miles (19,378 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) has 2 runways.
- Demolition crews arrived and removed the wartime wreckage and any unexploded munitions were removed from the site.
- With the Luftwaffe switching to night attacks on England, the badly damaged units at Beauvais were replaced by a series of He 111 and Ju 88A units that carried out anti-shipping missions.
- Because of Beauvais–Tillé Airport's relatively low elevation of 359 feet, planes can take off or land at Beauvais–Tillé 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.
- Beauvais–Tillé Airport handled 386,256 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Beauvais–Tillé Airport", another name for BVA is "Aéroport de Beauvais-TilléAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-61/B-42".
- The initial German use of the airport was as a bomber base.
Facts about Wilkes County Airport (IKB):
- The furthest airport from Wilkes County Airport (IKB) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,508 miles (18,521 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- In addition to being known as "Wilkes County Airport", another name for IKB is "UKF".
- The closest airport to Wilkes County Airport (IKB) is Hickory Regional Airport (HKY), which is located 37 miles (60 kilometers) SSW of IKB.
- Wilkes County Airport (IKB) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 31.42 miles (50.56 km) NNE | Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) | Amiens, France |     |
| 2 | 36.46 miles (58.68 km) SSE | Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) | Paris, France | |
| 3 | 36.65 miles (58.98 km) SSE | Paris–Le Bourget Airport (LBG) | Le Bourget (near Paris), France | |
| 4 | 41.98 miles (67.56 km) W | Rouen Airport (URO) | Rouen, France | |
| 5 | 48.58 miles (78.18 km) S | Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF) | Toussus-le-Noble, France | |
| 6 | 49.19 miles (79.17 km) NNW | Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) | Abbeville, France | |
| 7 | 49.88 miles (80.28 km) SW | Base Aérienne 105 Évreux (BA 105)Évreux-Fauville Air BaseAdvanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-28 (EVX) | Évreux / Fauville, France | |
| 8 | 51.94 miles (83.58 km) SSE | Paris Orly Airport (ORY) | Paris-Orly, Paris, France | |
| 9 | 62.11 miles (99.96 km) ESE | Château-Thierry - Belleau Aerodrome (XCY) | Château-Thierry, France | |
| 10 | 67.47 miles (108.58 km) NNE | Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV) | Arras / Roclincourt, France | |
| 11 | 73.79 miles (118.76 km) SSW | Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) | Chartres, France | |
| 12 | 76.36 miles (122.90 km) NNW | Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France | |
| 13 | 83.64 miles (134.61 km) NNE | Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) | Merville / Calonne, France | |
| 14 | 85.00 miles (136.79 km) NE | Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) | Valenciennes, France | |
| 15 | 87.74 miles (141.20 km) E | Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) | Reims, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,040.97 miles (19,378.01 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,834.31 miles (19,045.43 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,832.35 miles (19,042.27 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,823.09 miles (19,027.38 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,816.24 miles (19,016.35 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,812.39 miles (19,010.15 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,802.71 miles (18,994.58 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,773.40 miles (18,947.40 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,773.26 miles (18,947.19 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,772.03 miles (18,945.20 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,768.67 miles (18,939.79 km) E | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,765.42 miles (18,934.56 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,759.38 miles (18,924.84 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,752.74 miles (18,914.16 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,752.44 miles (18,913.67 km) SSE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 37.05 miles (59.62 km) SSW | Hickory Regional Airport (HKY) | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | |
| 2 | 39.94 miles (64.28 km) SW | Foothills Regional Airport (MRN) | Morganton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 3 | 49.26 miles (79.28 km) E | Smith Reynolds Airport (INT) | Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States | |
| 4 | 51.33 miles (82.61 km) SE | Rowan County Airport (SRW) | Salisbury, North Carolina, United States | |
| 5 | 61.06 miles (98.26 km) WNW | Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI) | Abingdon, Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 61.68 miles (99.26 km) SSE | Concord Regional Airport (USA) | Concord, North Carolina, United States | |
| 7 | 65.34 miles (105.16 km) E | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) | Greensboro, North Carolina, United States | |
| 8 | 67.33 miles (108.35 km) NNE | New River Valley Airport (PSK) | Dublin, Virginia, United States | |
| 9 | 70.25 miles (113.06 km) S | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 73.73 miles (118.66 km) SSE | Wilgrove Air Park (QWG) | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 74.39 miles (119.72 km) N | Mercer County Airport (BLF) | Bluefield, West Virginia, United States | |
| 12 | 74.91 miles (120.56 km) WNW | Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | |
| 13 | 78.07 miles (125.64 km) NNE | Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport (BCB) | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States | |
| 14 | 95.38 miles (153.50 km) NW | Lonesome Pine Airport (LNP) | Wise, Virginia, United States | |
| 15 | 95.73 miles (154.05 km) W | Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport (GCY) | Greeneville, Tennessee, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,508.41 miles (18,520.95 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,487.45 miles (18,487.21 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,466.28 miles (18,453.15 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,456.02 miles (18,436.64 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,442.96 miles (18,415.62 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,426.62 miles (18,389.31 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,419.61 miles (18,378.04 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,417.99 miles (18,375.43 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,384.54 miles (18,321.59 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,372.39 miles (18,302.04 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,362.82 miles (18,286.65 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,362.43 miles (18,286.02 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,331.81 miles (18,236.73 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,331.23 miles (18,235.80 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,315.00 miles (18,209.68 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |