Nonstop flight route between Connersville, Indiana, United States and Valenciennes, France:
Departure Airport:
(39°41'53"N by 85°7'51"W)
Arrival Airport:
(50°19'32"N by 3°27'39"E)
Distance from CEV to XVS:
4,128.66 miles (6,644.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Mettel Field (CEV), Connersville, Indiana, United States and Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS), Valenciennes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,129 miles (or 6,644 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 Mettel Field 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 Mettel Field 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: | CEV / KCEV |
| Airport Name: | Mettel Field |
| Location: | Connersville, Indiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°41'53"N by 85°7'51"W |
| Area Served: | Connersville, Indiana |
| Operator/Owner: | Connersville BOAC |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 866 feet (264 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CEV |
| More Information: | CEV 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 Mettel Field (CEV):
- The furthest airport from Mettel Field (CEV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,252 miles (18,108 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Mettel Field's relatively low elevation of 866 feet, planes can take off or land at Mettel Field 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.
- Mettel Field (CEV) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Mettel Field (CEV) is Richmond Municipal Airport (RID), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of CEV.
Facts about Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS):
- In addition to being known as "Valenciennes-Denain Airport", another name for XVS is "(Advanced Landing Ground A-83/B-74)".
- The wartime air base is still evident with the 5500' concrete NE/SW runway remaining, complete with patched bomb craters and expansion joints allowing grass to grow between the concrete pads.
- Denain Airport was cleared of German forces by Allied ground forces about 11 September 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
- C-47 Skytrain transports moved in and out of the American controlled airfield almost immediately after the runway was repaired, supplying the front line forces with the necessary materiel to support their advance.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NW of XVS.
- 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.83 miles (25.48 km) ENE | Richmond Municipal Airport (RID) | Richmond, Indiana, United States |     |
| 2 | 22.90 miles (36.85 km) SE | Miami University Airport (OXD) | Oxford, Ohio, United States | |
| 3 | 32.76 miles (52.73 km) WNW | Pope Field (GFD) | Greenfield, Indiana, United States | |
| 4 | 38.16 miles (61.41 km) NW | Anderson Municipal Airport (AID) | Anderson, Indiana, United States | |
| 5 | 39.85 miles (64.14 km) SE | Butler County Regional Airport (HAO) | Hamilton, Ohio, United States | |
| 6 | 40.13 miles (64.58 km) NNW | Delaware County Regional Airport (MIE) | Muncie, Indiana, United States | |
| 7 | 40.77 miles (65.61 km) ESE | Middletown Regional Airport (MWO) | Middletown, Ohio, United States | |
| 8 | 48.80 miles (78.53 km) E | Dayton–Wright Brothers Airport (MGY) | Dayton, Ohio, United States | |
| 9 | 50.40 miles (81.12 km) ENE | James M. Cox Dayton International Airport (DAY) | Dayton, Ohio, United States | |
| 10 | 50.74 miles (81.66 km) SW | Columbus Municipal Airport (CLU) | Columbus, Indiana, United States | |
| 11 | 51.24 miles (82.47 km) SSE | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) | Hebron, Kentucky (near Cincinnati), United States | |
| 12 | 56.01 miles (90.14 km) SE | Cincinnati Municipal Airport (LUK) | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | |
| 13 | 58.09 miles (93.49 km) E | Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (FFO) | Dayton, Ohio, United States | |
| 14 | 61.85 miles (99.54 km) W | Indianapolis International Airport (IND) | Indianapolis, Indiana, United States | |
| 15 | 61.91 miles (99.63 km) NNW | Marion Municipal Airport (MZZ) | Marion, Indiana, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,252.04 miles (18,108.36 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,229.22 miles (18,071.64 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,207.68 miles (18,036.97 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,205.46 miles (18,033.39 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,167.04 miles (17,971.56 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,152.94 miles (17,948.87 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,143.13 miles (17,933.08 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,138.20 miles (17,925.14 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,127.25 miles (17,907.53 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,112.50 miles (17,883.79 km) W | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,081.12 miles (17,833.30 km) WSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,052.43 miles (17,787.13 km) WSW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,035.58 miles (17,760.01 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,028.90 miles (17,749.25 km) WSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,996.52 miles (17,697.13 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.26 miles (37.43 km) NW | Lille Airport (LIL) | Lille, France | |
| 2 | 29.04 miles (46.74 km) W | Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV) | Arras / Roclincourt, France | |
| 3 | 35.79 miles (57.59 km) NNW | Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) | Wevelgem, Belgium | |
| 4 | 41.33 miles (66.52 km) WNW | Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) | Merville / Calonne, France | |
| 5 | 44.66 miles (71.87 km) ENE | Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) | Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 6 | 56.96 miles (91.66 km) WSW | Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) | Amiens, France | |
| 7 | 59.96 miles (96.50 km) NE | Brussels Airport (BRU) | Brussels, Belgium | |
| 8 | 63.50 miles (102.19 km) NW | Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) | Dunkerque, France | |
| 9 | 65.80 miles (105.90 km) NNW | Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) | Flanders, Belgium | |
| 10 | 73.07 miles (117.60 km) W | Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) | Abbeville, France | |
| 11 | 73.96 miles (119.02 km) NE | Antwerp International Airport (ANR) | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| 12 | 74.91 miles (120.56 km) SSE | Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) | Reims, France | |
| 13 | 79.38 miles (127.76 km) NW | Calais–Dunkerque Airport (CQF) | Calais / Dunkerque, France | |
| 14 | 81.77 miles (131.60 km) W | Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France | |
| 15 | 85.00 miles (136.79 km) SW | Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) | Beauvais, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,986.60 miles (19,290.52 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,755.14 miles (18,918.02 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,753.32 miles (18,915.09 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,738.66 miles (18,891.50 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,732.71 miles (18,881.91 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,729.94 miles (18,877.46 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,717.73 miles (18,857.81 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,697.92 miles (18,825.93 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,694.94 miles (18,821.13 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,692.42 miles (18,817.07 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,689.43 miles (18,812.27 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,689.20 miles (18,811.90 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,674.71 miles (18,788.58 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,670.71 miles (18,782.14 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,670.68 miles (18,782.09 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |