Nonstop flight route between Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu and Valence, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Craig Cove Airport (CCV), Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu and Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,223 miles (or 16,453 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 Craig Cove Airport and Valence - Chabeuil 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 Craig Cove Airport and Valence - Chabeuil Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Craig Cove Airport (CCV):

• The furthest airport from Craig Cove Airport (CCV) is Kiffa Airport (KFA), which is nearly antipodal to Craig Cove Airport (meaning Craig Cove Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Kiffa Airport), and is located 12,387 miles (19,935 kilometers) away in Kiffa, Mauritania.
• The closest airport to Craig Cove Airport (CCV) is Malekoula Airport (LPM), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SSW of CCV.
• Because of Craig Cove Airport's relatively low elevation of 69 feet, planes can take off or land at Craig Cove 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.

Facts about Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF):

• The furthest airport from Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Valence - Chabeuil Airport (meaning Valence - Chabeuil Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,333 miles (19,848 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Valence - Chabeuil Airport", other names for VAF include "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-23" and "Aéroport de Valence - Chabeuil".
• The closest airport to Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) is Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of VAF.
• Because of Valence - Chabeuil Airport's relatively low elevation of 525 feet, planes can take off or land at Valence - Chabeuil 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.
• Twelfth Air Force combat engineers moved into Valence-Chabeuil Airport in late August 1944, and cleared the airport of mines and destroyed German aircraft.
• The airport's origin dates from the 1930s when the French Air Force established Valence-Chabeuil Air Base.
• Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) has 3 runways.