Nonstop flight route between Dijon, France and Newport News, Virginia, United States:
Departure Airport:
(47°16'26"N by 5°5'20"E)
Arrival Airport:
(37°7'54"N by 76°29'35"W)
Distance from DIJ to PHF:
4,041.32 miles (6,503.86 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dijon Air Base (DIJ), Dijon, France and Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF), Newport News, Virginia, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,041 miles (or 6,504 kilometers).
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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: | PHF / KPHF |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Newport News, Virginia, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°7'54"N by 76°29'35"W |
| Area Served: | Virginia Peninsula |
| Operator/Owner: | The Peninsula Airport Commission |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PHF |
| More Information: | PHF Maps & Info |
Facts about Dijon Air Base (DIJ):
- In addition to being known as "Dijon Air Base", another name for DIJ is "(Advanced Landing Ground Y-9)".
- During World War II the airport was attacked by the Luftwaffe on several occasions during the Battle of France.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Dijon Air Base (DIJ) is Dole - Jura Airport (DLE), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SE of DIJ.
- The war had left the airbase that genuine ruins littered with rubble, debris, scrap metal and charred remains of airplanes.
- 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.
- Dijon Air Base (DIJ) has 2 runways.
- Effective the evening of 04 June 2014, there are no scheduled passenger flights from Dijon
- 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 Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF):
- Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) has 2 runways.
- The airport was originally named Patrick Henry Airport.
- The closest airport to Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Langley Field (LFI), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of PHF.
- Frontier Airlines began nonstop service from Newport News in 2010 as the airport was finishing a $23 million renovation.
- Because of Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Newport News/Williamsburg International 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.
- In addition to being known as "Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport", another name for PHF is "Patrick Henry Field".
- In January 2011, Delta Air Lines provided two additional daily flights to Atlanta using 142-seat MD-88 aircraft, for a total of four.
- In 1946, Virginia's General Assembly passed legislation creating the Peninsula Airport Commission to determine a location for and establish a new commercial airport to serve the cities of Newport News, Hampton, and Warwick.
- The furthest airport from Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (PHF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,749 miles (18,908 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Currently, Concourse A is undergoing upgrades and expansions to add a Federal Inspection Station and US Customs processing facility.
- The PAC renamed the facility Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in September 1990.
| 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 | 8.05 miles (12.96 km) ESE | Langley Field (LFI) | Hampton, Virginia, United States | |
| 2 | 16.28 miles (26.20 km) SE | Naval Station Norfolk (NGU) | Norfolk, Virginia, United States | |
| 3 | 22.98 miles (36.98 km) SE | Norfolk International Airport (ORF) | Norfolk, Virginia (near Virginia Beach and Williamsburg), United States | |
| 4 | 33.27 miles (53.54 km) SE | Naval Air Station Oceana (NTU) | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States | |
| 5 | 37.60 miles (60.51 km) SW | Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN) | Franklin, Virginia, United States | |
| 6 | 52.21 miles (84.03 km) WNW | Richmond International Airport (RIC) | Richmond, Virginia, United States | |
| 7 | 53.67 miles (86.37 km) NE | Accomack County Airport (MFV) | Melfa, Virginia, United States | |
| 8 | 62.74 miles (100.97 km) SSE | Elizabeth City Regional Airport (ECG) | Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States | |
| 9 | 72.17 miles (116.14 km) SSE | Pine Island Airport (DUF) | Corolla, North Carolina, United States | |
| 10 | 76.40 miles (122.96 km) S | Northeastern Regional Airport (EDE) | Edenton, North Carolina, United States | |
| 11 | 78.94 miles (127.04 km) NW | A.P. Hill Army Airfield (APH) | Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, United States | |
| 12 | 79.26 miles (127.56 km) NE | Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL) | Wallops Island, Virginia, United States | |
| 13 | 79.87 miles (128.54 km) N | Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK) | Patuxent River, Maryland, United States | |
| 14 | 80.52 miles (129.59 km) W | Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport (BKT) | Blackstone, Virginia, United States | |
| 15 | 81.82 miles (131.68 km) N | St. Mary's County Regional Airport (LTW) | Leonardtown, Maryland, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,748.98 miles (18,908.11 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,726.63 miles (18,872.14 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,703.49 miles (18,834.90 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,701.44 miles (18,831.59 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,666.89 miles (18,775.99 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,652.77 miles (18,753.27 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,642.98 miles (18,737.52 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,624.38 miles (18,707.59 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,623.54 miles (18,706.23 km) WSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,606.53 miles (18,678.85 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,570.07 miles (18,620.17 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,533.17 miles (18,560.79 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,530.36 miles (18,556.26 km) WSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,519.30 miles (18,538.46 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,461.02 miles (18,444.68 km) SW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |