Nonstop flight route between Brive-la-Gaillarde, France and Santa Ana, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(45°2'22"N by 1°29'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(33°40'33"N by 117°43'51"W)
Distance from BVE to NZJ:
5,800.64 miles (9,335.20 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE), Brive-la-Gaillarde, France and MCAS El Toro (NZJ), Santa Ana, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,801 miles (or 9,335 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BVE / LFSL |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°2'22"N by 1°29'8"E |
| Area Served: | Brive-la-Gaillarde, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Régie personnalisée de l'aéroport de Brive-Souillac |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1016 feet (310 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BVE |
| More Information: | BVE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NZJ / KNZJ |
| Airport Name: | MCAS El Toro |
| Location: | Santa Ana, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 33°40'33"N by 117°43'51"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Marine Corps |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 383 feet (117 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NZJ |
| More Information: | NZJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE):
- In addition to being known as "Brive–Souillac Airport", other names for BVE include "Brive–Dordogne Valley Airport" and "Aéroport de Brive – Vallée de la Dordogne".
- The closest airport to Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) is Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX), which is located 34 miles (55 kilometers) WNW of BVE.
- The furthest airport from Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Brive–Souillac Airport (meaning Brive–Souillac Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,304 miles (19,802 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Brive–Souillac Airport (BVE) has 2 runways.
Facts about MCAS El Toro (NZJ):
- Because of MCAS El Toro's relatively low elevation of 383 feet, planes can take off or land at MCAS El Toro 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 site is currently used as a filming location, including the test track for the United States version of BBC's Top Gear franchise.
- MCAS El Toro (NZJ) has 5 runways.
- The land originally surrounding the base was mostly at agricultural use when it first opened, but it the late 1980s and early 1990s, residential development started to begin in the area.
- The furthest airport from MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE), which is located 11,486 miles (18,486 kilometers) away in Saint-Pierre, Réunion.
- Before the site could be developed for civilian use, the Department of the Navy was required to perform environmental remediation to clean up contaminated soil on the site.
- The closest airport to MCAS El Toro (NZJ) is John Wayne Airport (SNA), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) W of NZJ.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 34.45 miles (55.44 km) WNW | Périgueux - Bassillac Airport (PGX) | Périgueux, France |     |
| 2 | 46.56 miles (74.94 km) ESE | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France | |
| 3 | 49.49 miles (79.65 km) WSW | Bergerac Dordogne Périgord Airport (EGC) | Bergerac, France | |
| 4 | 58.63 miles (94.36 km) NNW | Limoges – Bellegarde Airport (LIG) | Limoges, France | |
| 5 | 65.60 miles (105.57 km) SE | Rodez–Aveyron Airport (RDZ) | Salles-La-Source, Aveyron, France | |
| 6 | 74.23 miles (119.46 km) SW | Agen La Garenne Airport (AGF) | Agen, France | |
| 7 | 77.75 miles (125.13 km) NW | Angoulême - Brie - Champniers Airport (ANG) | Angoulême, France | |
| 8 | 92.28 miles (148.51 km) NNE | Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) | Montluçon, France | |
| 9 | 96.29 miles (154.97 km) ENE | Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 10 | 97.23 miles (156.48 km) S | Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) | Toulouse, France | |
| 11 | 97.43 miles (156.79 km) WNW | Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base (CNG) | Cognac / Châteaubernard, France | |
| 12 | 108.65 miles (174.85 km) W | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | Bordeaux / Mérignac, France | |
| 13 | 110.04 miles (177.09 km) SSE | Castres - Mazamet Airport (DCM) | Castres, Languedoc, France | |
| 14 | 111.20 miles (178.96 km) E | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 15 | 121.07 miles (194.85 km) NNW | Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) | Poitiers, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,304.43 miles (19,802.01 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,029.20 miles (19,359.07 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,013.88 miles (19,334.41 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,003.99 miles (19,318.50 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,001.75 miles (19,314.90 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,995.26 miles (19,304.44 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,985.47 miles (19,288.70 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,983.30 miles (19,285.20 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,981.29 miles (19,281.97 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,960.81 miles (19,249.02 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,956.10 miles (19,241.43 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,952.99 miles (19,236.42 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,947.00 miles (19,226.78 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,930.43 miles (19,200.12 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,930.39 miles (19,200.06 km) ESE | Motueka Aerodrome (MZP) | Motueka, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.89 miles (12.70 km) W | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 2 | 19.68 miles (31.67 km) NW | Fullerton Municipal Airport (FUL) | Fullerton, California, United States | |
| 3 | 21.33 miles (34.33 km) NNE | Chino Airport (CNO) | Chino, California, United States | |
| 4 | 25.16 miles (40.49 km) NE | Riverside Municipal Airport (RAL) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 5 | 26.07 miles (41.95 km) WNW | Long Beach Airport (JLB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 6 | 26.07 miles (41.95 km) WNW | Long Beach Airport (LGB) | Long Beach, California, United States | |
| 7 | 27.29 miles (43.93 km) NNE | LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) | Ontario (near Los Angeles), California, United States | |
| 8 | 28.40 miles (45.71 km) NE | Flabob Airport (RIR) | Riverside/Rubidoux, California, United States | |
| 9 | 28.86 miles (46.44 km) N | Brackett Field (POC) | La Verne, California, United States | |
| 10 | 30.20 miles (48.60 km) N | Cable Airport (CCB) | Upland, California, United States | |
| 11 | 30.55 miles (49.17 km) ENE | March Air Reserve Base (RIV) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| 12 | 32.93 miles (53.00 km) WNW | Compton/Woodley Airport (CPM) | Compton, California, United States | |
| 13 | 33.25 miles (53.52 km) NNW | San Gabriel Valley (El Monte) Airport (EMT) | El Monte, California, United States | |
| 14 | 36.06 miles (58.03 km) WNW | Zamperini FieldLomita Landing Strip (TOA) | Torrance, California, United States | |
| 15 | 38.48 miles (61.93 km) SE | Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport) (OCN) | Oceanside, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,486.39 miles (18,485.51 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 2 | 11,479.40 miles (18,474.26 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,472.78 miles (18,463.60 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 11,461.57 miles (18,445.57 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,340.34 miles (18,250.47 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,226.64 miles (18,067.47 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,213.29 miles (18,045.99 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,184.00 miles (17,998.86 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,098.85 miles (17,861.82 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,062.77 miles (17,803.76 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,054.99 miles (17,791.23 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,052.45 miles (17,787.15 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,032.06 miles (17,754.34 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,021.67 miles (17,737.62 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,015.91 miles (17,728.35 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |