Nonstop flight route between Jefferson City, Missouri, United States and Dijon, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF), Jefferson City, Missouri, United States and Dijon Air Base (DIJ), Dijon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,627 miles (or 7,446 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 Jefferson City Memorial Airport and Dijon Air Base, 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 Jefferson City Memorial Airport and Dijon Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF):

• Jefferson City Memorial Airport is a public airport located two miles northeast of the central business district of Jefferson City, in Callaway County, Missouri, United States.
• Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,891 miles (17,527 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• The closest airport to Jefferson City Memorial Airport (JEF) is Columbia Regional Airport (COU), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) NNW of JEF.
• Because of Jefferson City Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 549 feet, planes can take off or land at Jefferson City Memorial 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.

Facts about Dijon Air Base (DIJ):

• The closest airport to Dijon Air Base (DIJ) is Dole - Jura Airport (DLE), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SE of DIJ.
• Dijon Air Base is a Front-line French Air Force NATO air base.
• In addition to being known as "Dijon Air Base", another name for DIJ is "(Advanced Landing Ground Y-9)".
• It was also the Headquarters of the 42d Bombardment Group between November 1944 and July 1945.
• 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.
• In 1984, the Dassault Mirage 2000C arrived, upgraded in 1999 by the 2000-5F., contributing to a modern, front-line NATO facility.
• 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.
• 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.
• During World War II the airport was attacked by the Luftwaffe on several occasions during the Battle of France.
• Dijon Air Base (DIJ) has 2 runways.
• Dijon Air Base is one of the oldest of the Armée de l'Air, being established in 1914, having origins beginning in September 1910 as a civil airdrome.