Nonstop flight route between Dabra, Indonesia and Valence, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dabra Airport (DRH), Dabra, Indonesia and Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,383 miles (or 13,492 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 Dabra 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 Dabra Airport and Valence - Chabeuil Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DRH / |
Airport Name: | Dabra Airport |
Location: | Dabra, Indonesia |
GPS Coordinates: | 2°47'59"S by 138°19'0"E |
View all routes: | Routes from DRH |
More Information: | DRH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAF / LFLU |
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Location: | Valence, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°54'56"N by 4°58'6"E |
Area Served: | Valence, Drôme, France |
Operator/Owner: | Department of Drôme |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 525 feet (160 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from VAF |
More Information: | VAF Maps & Info |
Facts about Dabra Airport (DRH):
- The furthest airport from Dabra Airport (DRH) is Barreirinhas Airport (BRB), which is nearly antipodal to Dabra Airport (meaning Dabra Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Barreirinhas Airport), and is located 12,045 miles (19,385 kilometers) away in Barreirinhas, Maranhão, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Dabra Airport (DRH) is Bokondini Airport (BUI), which is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) SSE of DRH.
Facts about Valence - Chabeuil Airport (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.
- 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.
- Today the airport is a modern, fully equipped facility with two additional parallel grass runways available for use.
- Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) is Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of VAF.
- 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".
- Used by the French Air Force base after the war, it was closed and today the airport is used for general aviation, with no commercial airline service.