Nonstop flight route between Dole, France and Derby, Western Australia, Australia:
Departure Airport:
(47°2'34"N by 5°26'5"E)
Arrival Airport:
(17°22'12"S by 123°39'38"E)
Distance from DLE to DRB:
8,411.50 miles (13,536.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dole - Jura Airport (DLE), Dole, France and Derby Airport (DRB), Derby, Western Australia, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,411 miles (or 13,537 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 Dole - Jura Airport and Derby 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 Dole - Jura Airport and Derby Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DLE / LFGJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dole, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°2'34"N by 5°26'5"E |
| Area Served: | Dole |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI du Jura |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 645 feet (197 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DLE |
| More Information: | DLE Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRB / YDBY |
| Airport Name: | Derby Airport |
| Location: | Derby, Western Australia, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 17°22'12"S by 123°39'38"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Shire of Derby/West Kimberley |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 24 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DRB |
| More Information: | DRB Maps & Info |
Facts about Dole - Jura Airport (DLE):
- In addition to being known as "Dole - Jura Airport", other names for DLE include "Aéroport de Dole - Jura" and "(Advanced Landing Ground Y-7)".
- The furthest airport from Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Dole - Jura Airport (meaning Dole - Jura Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,195 miles (19,626 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) has 2 runways.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 645 feet above mean sea level.
- Because of Dole - Jura Airport's relatively low elevation of 645 feet, planes can take off or land at Dole - Jura 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.
- During World War II the airport was used by the German Luftwaffe during the occupation of France as an Air intelligence training facility.
- The closest airport to Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) is Dijon Air Base (DIJ), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NW of DLE.
Facts about Derby Airport (DRB):
- The furthest airport from Derby Airport (DRB) is Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP), which is nearly antipodal to Derby Airport (meaning Derby Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport), and is located 12,085 miles (19,449 kilometers) away in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe.
- The closest airport to Derby Airport (DRB) is Broome International Airport (BME), which is located 102 miles (165 kilometers) WSW of DRB.
- Because of Derby Airport's relatively low elevation of 24 feet, planes can take off or land at Derby 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.
- Derby Airport (DRB) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.79 miles (36.68 km) NW | Dijon Air Base (DIJ) | Dijon, France |     |
| 2 | 32.36 miles (52.08 km) ENE | Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome (QBQ) | Besançon / La Vèze, France | |
| 3 | 58.24 miles (93.74 km) S | Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | |
| 4 | 64.13 miles (103.21 km) SSE | Geneva International Airport (GVA) | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 5 | 65.62 miles (105.60 km) ESE | Lausanne Airport (QLS) | Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| 6 | 70.61 miles (113.63 km) ENE | Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) | Montbéliard, France | |
| 7 | 70.83 miles (113.99 km) SE | Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) | Annemasse, France | |
| 8 | 92.56 miles (148.96 km) S | Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) | Lyon, France | |
| 9 | 93.32 miles (150.19 km) NNE | Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (EPL) | Juvaincourt, Vosges, France | |
| 10 | 93.77 miles (150.91 km) SSW | Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) | Lyon, France | |
| 11 | 97.72 miles (157.27 km) E | Bern Airport (BRN) | Bern, Switzerland | |
| 12 | 99.23 miles (159.70 km) SSE | Chambéry Airport (CMF) | Chambéry, France | |
| 13 | 101.51 miles (163.37 km) WSW | Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (XMU) | Moulins, Allier, France | |
| 14 | 102.17 miles (164.42 km) SE | Megève Aerodrome (MVV) | Megève, France | |
| 15 | 105.12 miles (169.18 km) ENE | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) | Basel, Switzerland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,195.34 miles (19,626.45 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,795.01 miles (18,982.18 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,779.49 miles (18,957.20 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,775.14 miles (18,950.20 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,767.25 miles (18,937.50 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,764.03 miles (18,932.33 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,762.20 miles (18,929.38 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,759.73 miles (18,925.40 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,750.19 miles (18,910.05 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,746.26 miles (18,903.72 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,742.39 miles (18,897.50 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,734.31 miles (18,884.50 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,726.25 miles (18,871.53 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,722.75 miles (18,865.89 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,714.25 miles (18,852.22 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 102.48 miles (164.93 km) WSW | Broome International Airport (BME) | Broome, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 136.90 miles (220.32 km) ESE | Fitzroy Crossing Airport (FIZ) | Fitzroy Crossing, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 265.65 miles (427.52 km) E | Springvale Airport (ZVG) | Springvale, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 270.40 miles (435.17 km) ESE | Halls Creek Airport (HCQ) | Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 320.56 miles (515.89 km) E | Argyle Airport (GYL) | Argyle, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 320.72 miles (516.15 km) SE | Lake Gregory Airport (LGE) | Lake Gregory, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 341.23 miles (549.15 km) SE | Balgo Hill Airport (BQW) | Balgo Hill, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 343.82 miles (553.32 km) E | Argyle Downs Airport (AGY) | Argyle Downs, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 351.83 miles (566.22 km) ENE | East Kimberley Regional Airport (KNX) | Kununurra, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 389.19 miles (626.34 km) WSW | Port Hedland International Airport (PHE) | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 445.68 miles (717.25 km) ENE | Port Keats Airfield (PKT) | Wadeye, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 12 | 468.33 miles (753.70 km) SW | Barimunya Airport (BYP) | Barimunya, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 471.24 miles (758.38 km) E | Kalkgurung Airport (KFG) | Daguragu / Kalkaringi, Northern Territory, Australia | |
| 14 | 486.77 miles (783.37 km) SSW | Newman Airport (ZNE) | Newman, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 490.82 miles (789.90 km) SW | Coolawanyah Station Airport (COY) | Coolawanyah Station, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,085.39 miles (19,449.50 km) ENE | Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet Airport (PTP) | Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe | |
| 2 | 12,084.82 miles (19,448.58 km) ENE | Melville Hall Airport (DOM) | Melville Hall (near Roseau), Dominica | |
| 3 | 12,076.60 miles (19,435.35 km) E | V. C. Bird International Airport (ANU) | St. John's, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 4 | 12,074.75 miles (19,432.38 km) E | Barbuda Codrington Airport (BBQ) | Codrington, Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda | |
| 5 | 12,074.56 miles (19,432.07 km) ENE | Les Saintes Airport (LSS) | Terre-de-Haut Island, Les Saintes, Guadeloupe | |
| 6 | 12,073.57 miles (19,430.48 km) ENE | Canefield Airport (DCF) | Canefield, Dominica | |
| 7 | 12,073.15 miles (19,429.81 km) NE | Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) | Bridgetown, Barbados | |
| 8 | 12,072.80 miles (19,429.24 km) ENE | Aimé Césaire Airport (FDF) | Le Lamentin / Fort de France, Martinique | |
| 9 | 12,050.34 miles (19,393.10 km) NE | George F. L. Charles Airport (SLU) | Castries, Saint Lucia | |
| 10 | 12,048.13 miles (19,389.54 km) E | John A. Osborne Airport (MNI) | Montserrat, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 12,040.09 miles (19,376.59 km) NE | Hewanorra International Airport (UVF) | Vieux-Fort, Saint Lucia | |
| 12 | 12,024.30 miles (19,351.18 km) E | Vance W. Amory International Airport (NEV) | Nevis, Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 13 | 12,016.07 miles (19,337.95 km) E | Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport (SKB) | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| 14 | 12,006.94 miles (19,323.25 km) E | Gustaf III Airport Saint Barthélemy Airport St. Jean Airport (SBH) | Gustavia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Barthélemy | |
| 15 | 12,000.20 miles (19,312.40 km) NE | E.T. Joshua Airport (SVD) | Arno Vale (near Kingstown), Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |