Nonstop flight route between Zachar Bay, Alaska, United States and Dijon, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Zachar Bay Seaplane Base (KZB), Zachar Bay, Alaska, United States and Dijon Air Base (DIJ), Dijon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,093 miles (or 8,196 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 Zachar Bay Seaplane Base 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 Zachar Bay Seaplane Base 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 Zachar Bay Seaplane Base (KZB):

• The furthest airport from Zachar Bay Seaplane Base (KZB) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,808 miles (17,394 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
• The closest airport to Zachar Bay Seaplane Base (KZB) is Amook Bay Seaplane Base (AOS), which is located only 6 miles (10 kilometers) SSW of KZB.
• Because of Zachar Bay Seaplane Base's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Zachar Bay Seaplane 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 Dijon Air Base (DIJ):

• 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.
• 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.
• 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 is a Front-line French Air Force NATO air base.
• Dijon Air Base (DIJ) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Dijon Air Base (DIJ) is Dole - Jura Airport (DLE), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SE of DIJ.
• On 12 September the first American units arrived at the base.
• However after much reconstruction, Dijon was returned to operational service for the French Air Force.