Nonstop flight route between Dijon, France and Nanchong, Sichuan, China:
Departure Airport:
(47°16'26"N by 5°5'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(30°47'38"N by 106°9'34"E)
Distance from DIJ to NAO:
5,160.07 miles (8,304.31 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dijon Air Base (DIJ), Dijon, France and Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO), Nanchong, Sichuan, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,160 miles (or 8,304 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 Dijon Air Base and Nanchong Gaoping 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 Dijon Air Base and Nanchong Gaoping Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIJ / LFSD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dijon, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°16'26"N by 5°5'20"E |
| Area Served: | Dijon, Bourgogne, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of France |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 726 feet (221 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DIJ |
| More Information: | DIJ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NAO / ZUNC |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Nanchong, Sichuan, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°47'38"N by 106°9'34"E |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NAO |
| More Information: | NAO Maps & Info |
Facts about Dijon Air Base (DIJ):
- The furthest airport from Dijon Air Base (DIJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Dijon Air Base (meaning Dijon Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,186 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- However after much reconstruction, Dijon was returned to operational service for the French Air Force.
- Dijon Air Base (DIJ) has 2 runways.
- On 12 September the first American units arrived at the base.
- In addition to being known as "Dijon Air Base", another name for DIJ is "(Advanced Landing Ground Y-9)".
- While under Luftwaffe control, Dijon Air Base was attacked by the United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force heavy B-17 Flying Fortress groups on several occasions in 1944.
- Operating as a joint civilian base, it is also a commercial airport.
- The closest airport to Dijon Air Base (DIJ) is Dole - Jura Airport (DLE), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SE of DIJ.
- Because of Dijon Air Base's relatively low elevation of 726 feet, planes can take off or land at Dijon Air Base 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 Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO):
- The closest airport to Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) is Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX), which is located 79 miles (127 kilometers) ENE of NAO.
- The furthest airport from Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) is La Florida Airport (LSC), which is nearly antipodal to Nanchong Gaoping Airport (meaning Nanchong Gaoping Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Florida Airport), and is located 12,268 miles (19,744 kilometers) away in La Serena, Chile.
- Nanchong Gaoping Airport (NAO) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Nanchong Gaoping Airport", other names for NAO include "南充高坪机场" and "Nanchong Gaoping Jīchǎng".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.79 miles (36.68 km) SE | Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) | Dole, France |     |
| 2 | 46.76 miles (75.25 km) E | Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome (QBQ) | Besançon / La Vèze, France | |
| 3 | 74.44 miles (119.79 km) S | Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | |
| 4 | 81.00 miles (130.35 km) E | Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) | Montbéliard, France | |
| 5 | 84.12 miles (135.37 km) WNW | Auxerre - Branches Aerodrome (AUF) | Auxerre, France | |
| 6 | 85.63 miles (137.80 km) NNE | Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (EPL) | Juvaincourt, Vosges, France | |
| 7 | 86.33 miles (138.93 km) SE | Geneva International Airport (GVA) | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 8 | 87.85 miles (141.38 km) NW | Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR) | Troyes, France | |
| 9 | 87.94 miles (141.53 km) SE | Lausanne Airport (QLS) | Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| 10 | 93.29 miles (150.14 km) SE | Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) | Annemasse, France | |
| 11 | 93.83 miles (151.00 km) WSW | Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (XMU) | Moulins, Allier, France | |
| 12 | 106.95 miles (172.12 km) S | Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) | Lyon, France | |
| 13 | 106.98 miles (172.17 km) S | Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) | Lyon, France | |
| 14 | 111.34 miles (179.19 km) NNW | Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR) | Vatry, France | |
| 15 | 116.09 miles (186.83 km) ESE | Bern Airport (BRN) | Bern, Switzerland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,186.06 miles (19,611.51 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,797.85 miles (18,986.76 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,783.98 miles (18,964.43 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,782.92 miles (18,962.72 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,774.68 miles (18,949.46 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,770.79 miles (18,943.20 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,763.98 miles (18,932.25 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,758.50 miles (18,923.43 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,756.06 miles (18,919.49 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,754.26 miles (18,916.59 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,748.39 miles (18,907.16 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,742.37 miles (18,897.47 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,739.12 miles (18,892.24 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,724.93 miles (18,869.40 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,724.75 miles (18,869.10 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.78 miles (126.79 km) ENE | Dazhou Heshi Airport (DAX) | Dazhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 2 | 79.63 miles (128.15 km) SSE | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) | Chongqing, China | |
| 3 | 94.80 miles (152.57 km) WNW | Mianyang Nanjiao Airport (MIG) | Mianyang, Sichuan, China | |
| 4 | 96.91 miles (155.96 km) E | Liangping Airport (LIA) | Liangping, Chongqing, China | |
| 5 | 113.60 miles (182.82 km) NNW | Guangyuan Airport (GYS) | Guangyuan, Sichuan, China | |
| 6 | 132.32 miles (212.95 km) W | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) | Chengdu, Sichuan, China | |
| 7 | 134.82 miles (216.98 km) E | Wanzhou Wuqiao Airport (WXN) | Wanzhou, Chongqing, China | |
| 8 | 141.81 miles (228.22 km) SSW | Luzhou Lantian Airport (LZO) | Luzhou, Sichuan, China | |
| 9 | 164.52 miles (264.77 km) NNE | Hanzhong Xiguan Airport (HZG) | Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China | |
| 10 | 168.38 miles (270.98 km) SW | Yibin Caiba Airport (YBP) | Yibin, Sichuan, China | |
| 11 | 182.23 miles (293.27 km) ESE | Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport (JIQ) | Qianjiang, Chongqing, China | |
| 12 | 200.53 miles (322.72 km) E | Enshi Xujiaping Airport (ENH) | Enshi, Hubei, China | |
| 13 | 203.37 miles (327.30 km) NW | Jiuzhai Huanglong Airport (JZH) | Songpan County, Sichuan, China | |
| 14 | 209.76 miles (337.57 km) NE | Ankang Wulipu Airport (AKA) | Ankang, Shaanxi, China | |
| 15 | 227.09 miles (365.46 km) SSE | Zunyi Xinzhou Airport (ZYI) | Zunyi, Guizhou, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,268.08 miles (19,743.51 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 2 | 12,233.37 miles (19,687.65 km) SW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 3 | 12,183.42 miles (19,607.26 km) SW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 4 | 12,160.25 miles (19,569.97 km) SSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 5 | 12,118.70 miles (19,503.11 km) SW | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 6 | 12,111.63 miles (19,491.73 km) WSW | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,108.75 miles (19,487.09 km) WSW | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,071.46 miles (19,427.08 km) SSW | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 12,040.53 miles (19,377.30 km) SW | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 10 | 12,029.05 miles (19,358.84 km) SW | Comodoro D. Ricardo Salomón Airport (LGS) | Malargüe, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,026.24 miles (19,354.30 km) SW | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,023.57 miles (19,350.01 km) SSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 13 | 12,021.31 miles (19,346.37 km) S | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 14 | 12,004.58 miles (19,319.45 km) WSW | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 15 | 11,965.98 miles (19,257.34 km) WSW | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |