Nonstop flight route between Fort Rucker, Dale County, Alabama, United States and Merville / Calonne, France:
Departure Airport:
(31°20'45"N by 85°39'15"W)
Arrival Airport:
(50°37'0"N by 2°38'24"E)
Distance from HEY to HZB:
4,510.32 miles (7,258.64 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY), Fort Rucker, Dale County, Alabama, United States and Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB), Merville / Calonne, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,510 miles (or 7,259 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HEY / KHEY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Fort Rucker, Dale County, Alabama, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 31°20'45"N by 85°39'15"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Army |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 317 feet (97 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HEY |
| More Information: | HEY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HZB / LFQT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Merville / Calonne, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°37'0"N by 2°38'24"E |
| Area Served: | Merville, Nord, France |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 61 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HZB |
| More Information: | HZB Maps & Info |
Facts about Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY):
- The closest airport to Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY) is Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR), which is located only 6 miles (9 kilometers) W of HEY.
- Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP)'s relatively low elevation of 317 feet, planes can take off or land at Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) 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 "Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP)", other names for HEY include "Hanchey Army Heliport" and "Fort Rucker".
- The furthest airport from Hanchey Army Heliport (AHP) (HEY) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,218 miles (18,054 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB):
- The closest airport to Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) E of HZB.
- Because of Merville - Calonne Airport's relatively low elevation of 61 feet, planes can take off or land at Merville - Calonne 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 "Merville - Calonne Airport", other names for HZB include "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) B-53" and "Aéroport de Merville - Calonne".
- Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) has 2 runways.
- Originally built by Germans as a Luftwaffe airfield as part of the defensed of the Pas de Calais area.
- The airfield is controlled and has an Automatic Terminal Information Service.
- The furthest airport from Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,965 miles (19,255 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 5.74 miles (9.24 km) W | Lowe Army Heliport (AHP) (LOR) | Fort Rucker / Ozark, Alabama, United States |     |
| 2 | 5.97 miles (9.61 km) SW | Cairns Army Airfield (AAF) (OZR) | Fort Rucker/Ozark, Alabama, United States | |
| 3 | 12.22 miles (19.67 km) E | Dothan Regional Airport (DHN) | Dothan, Alabama, United States | |
| 4 | 14.83 miles (23.86 km) WSW | Enterprise Municipal Airport (ETS) | Enterprise, Alabama, United States | |
| 5 | 41.31 miles (66.49 km) NNW | Troy Municipal Airport (TOI) | Troy, Alabama, United States | |
| 6 | 52.00 miles (83.69 km) NE | Weedon Field (EUF) | Eufaula, Alabama, United States | |
| 7 | 64.60 miles (103.97 km) SW | Bob Sikes Airport (CEW) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| 8 | 65.46 miles (105.34 km) ESE | Decatur County Industrial Air Park (BGE) | Bainbridge, Georgia, United States | |
| 9 | 68.76 miles (110.66 km) S | Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) | Panama City, Florida, United States | |
| 10 | 70.40 miles (113.30 km) SW | Duke FieldEglin Air Force Auxiliary Field #3 (EGI) | Crestview, Florida, United States | |
| 11 | 78.36 miles (126.11 km) S | Panama City–Bay County International Airport (PFN) | Panama City, Florida, United States | |
| 12 | 78.76 miles (126.76 km) NNE | Lawson Army Airfield (Fort Benning) (LSF) | Fort Benning, Columbus, Georgia, United States | |
| 13 | 78.86 miles (126.91 km) SW | Northwest Florida Regional Airport (VPS) | Valaparaiso (near Fort Walton Beach), Florida, United States | |
| 14 | 78.95 miles (127.06 km) NNW | Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) | Montgomery, Alabama, United States | |
| 15 | 79.49 miles (127.92 km) N | Sharpe FieldTuskegee Army Airfield (TGE) | Tuskegee, Alabama, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,218.26 miles (18,053.99 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,214.95 miles (18,048.67 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,213.07 miles (18,045.64 km) WSW | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,208.41 miles (18,038.14 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,207.74 miles (18,037.06 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,201.67 miles (18,027.30 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,191.73 miles (18,011.30 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,186.18 miles (18,002.36 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,179.39 miles (17,991.43 km) WSW | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,172.15 miles (17,979.79 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,166.45 miles (17,970.61 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,157.66 miles (17,956.48 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,155.39 miles (17,952.82 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,137.01 miles (17,923.24 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,103.71 miles (17,869.64 km) S | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 19.95 miles (32.10 km) E | Lille Airport (LIL) | Lille, France | |
| 2 | 21.46 miles (34.53 km) SSE | Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV) | Arras / Roclincourt, France | |
| 3 | 28.33 miles (45.58 km) ENE | Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) | Wevelgem, Belgium | |
| 4 | 29.65 miles (47.71 km) N | Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) | Dunkerque, France | |
| 5 | 38.34 miles (61.71 km) NW | Calais–Dunkerque Airport (CQF) | Calais / Dunkerque, France | |
| 6 | 41.33 miles (66.52 km) ESE | Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) | Valenciennes, France | |
| 7 | 41.45 miles (66.70 km) NNE | Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) | Flanders, Belgium | |
| 8 | 44.99 miles (72.41 km) W | Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France | |
| 9 | 48.34 miles (77.79 km) SW | Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) | Abbeville, France | |
| 10 | 52.58 miles (84.62 km) SSW | Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) | Amiens, France | |
| 11 | 75.37 miles (121.30 km) NW | Manston Airport (MSE) | Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 77.78 miles (125.18 km) WNW | Lympne Airport (LYM) | Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 77.91 miles (125.38 km) WNW | Lydd International Airport (LYX) | Lydd, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 80.34 miles (129.29 km) E | Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) | Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 15 | 82.98 miles (133.54 km) ENE | Brussels Airport (BRU) | Brussels, Belgium | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,964.61 miles (19,255.12 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,780.50 miles (18,958.83 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,774.65 miles (18,949.42 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,753.21 miles (18,914.92 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,749.82 miles (18,909.46 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,749.18 miles (18,908.42 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,728.01 miles (18,874.35 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,727.29 miles (18,873.20 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,721.11 miles (18,863.25 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,719.39 miles (18,860.48 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,694.05 miles (18,819.70 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,693.78 miles (18,819.26 km) SSE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,690.79 miles (18,814.46 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,690.73 miles (18,814.36 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,686.64 miles (18,807.78 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |