Nonstop flight route between Manchester, New Hampshire, United States and Valence, France:
Departure Airport:
(42°55'56"N by 71°26'8"W)
Arrival Airport:
(44°54'56"N by 4°58'6"E)
Distance from MHT to VAF:
3,657.04 miles (5,885.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT), Manchester, New Hampshire, United States and Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,657 miles (or 5,885 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 Manchester–Boston Regional 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 Manchester–Boston Regional 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: | MHT / KMHT |
| Airport Name: | Manchester–Boston Regional Airport |
| Location: | Manchester, New Hampshire, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°55'56"N by 71°26'8"W |
| Area Served: | Manchester, New Hampshire |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Manchester |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 266 feet (81 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MHT |
| More Information: | MHT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAF / LFLU |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT):
- Certified for Cat III B Instrument Landing operations, the airport has a reputation for never surrendering to bad weather.
- Greyhound buses offer three trips daily from Manchester Airport on its Boston-Montreal service.
- The furthest airport from Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,722 miles (18,864 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Manchester–Boston Regional Airport handled 2,814,125 passengers last year.
- Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT) has 2 runways.
- UPS uses Manchester to "feed" the rest of northern New England by contracting with Wiggins Airways, which flies smaller prop-driven planes to places like Portland, Augusta, Bangor, Presque Isle, Rutland, and other communities.
- The facility was known simply as "Manchester Airport" until April 18, 2006, when it added "-Boston Regional" to advertise its proximity to Boston, about 50 miles to the south.
- The closest airport to Manchester–Boston Regional Airport (MHT) is Nashua Airport (ASH), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) SSW of MHT.
- Because of Manchester–Boston Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 266 feet, planes can take off or land at Manchester–Boston Regional 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 Manchester Transit Authority provides hourly bus service between the passenger terminal and downtown Manchester.
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.
- 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".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) is Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of VAF.
- In 1945 the Armée de l'Air returned to its airfield and it returned to its prewar status as an active air base.
- The airport's origin dates from the 1930s when the French Air Force established Valence-Chabeuil Air Base.
- Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) has 3 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11.17 miles (17.97 km) SSW | Nashua Airport (ASH) | Nashua, New Hampshire, United States |     |
| 2 | 18.98 miles (30.54 km) N | Concord Municipal Airport (CON) | Concord, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 3 | 21.72 miles (34.95 km) SE | Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM) | Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 4 | 26.34 miles (42.40 km) SSW | Moore Army Airfield (AYE) | Leominster, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 5 | 30.05 miles (48.37 km) WSW | Jaffrey Airport - Silver Ranch Airpark (AFN) | Jaffrey, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 6 | 32.53 miles (52.35 km) ENE | Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM) | Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 7 | 32.81 miles (52.81 km) SSE | Laurence G. Hanscom Field (BED) | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 8 | 35.67 miles (57.41 km) SE | Beverly Municipal Airport (BVY) | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 9 | 39.58 miles (63.69 km) SW | Gardner Municipal Airport (GDM) | Gardner, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 10 | 42.33 miles (68.13 km) W | Dillant–Hopkins Airport (EEN) | Keene, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 11 | 44.25 miles (71.21 km) N | Laconia Municipal Airport (LCI) | Laconia, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 12 | 44.99 miles (72.40 km) SSE | Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | |
| 13 | 48.58 miles (78.19 km) NE | Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport (SFM) | Sanford, Maine, United States | |
| 14 | 49.34 miles (79.40 km) NW | Parlin Field (NWH) | Newport, New Hampshire, United States | |
| 15 | 51.13 miles (82.29 km) SSW | Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,721.79 miles (18,864.35 km) SSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,712.27 miles (18,849.02 km) SW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,698.91 miles (18,827.52 km) SSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,695.09 miles (18,821.37 km) SW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,672.56 miles (18,785.12 km) SSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,631.74 miles (18,719.42 km) SW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,591.28 miles (18,654.32 km) SSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,588.38 miles (18,649.64 km) SSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,576.41 miles (18,630.38 km) SSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,493.65 miles (18,497.19 km) SSW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,477.17 miles (18,470.67 km) SW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,402.04 miles (18,349.75 km) SSW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,401.75 miles (18,349.30 km) SSW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,365.32 miles (18,290.67 km) SSW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,363.59 miles (18,287.88 km) SW | Windarling Airport (WRN) | Windarling, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.57 miles (57.24 km) NNE | Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB) | Grenoble, France | |
| 2 | 53.81 miles (86.60 km) S | Orange-Caritat Air Base (BA 115) (XOG) | Orange, France | |
| 3 | 54.17 miles (87.18 km) NW | Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) | Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France | |
| 4 | 55.82 miles (89.84 km) ENE | Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) | Alpe d'Huez, France | |
| 5 | 56.23 miles (90.50 km) N | Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) | Lyon, France | |
| 6 | 56.25 miles (90.53 km) N | Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) | Lyon, France | |
| 7 | 59.97 miles (96.51 km) WNW | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 8 | 66.88 miles (107.64 km) NE | Chambéry Airport (CMF) | Chambéry, France | |
| 9 | 69.79 miles (112.31 km) S | Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN) | Avignon, France | |
| 10 | 84.54 miles (136.05 km) SSW | Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) | Nîmes-Arles-Camargue, France | |
| 11 | 85.43 miles (137.49 km) ENE | Méribel Airport (MFX) | Meribel, France | |
| 12 | 87.73 miles (141.18 km) ENE | Courchevel Airport (CVF) | Courchevel, France | |
| 13 | 88.51 miles (142.45 km) ESE | Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport (BAE) | Barcelonnette / Saint-Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France | |
| 14 | 90.49 miles (145.63 km) N | Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | |
| 15 | 96.13 miles (154.70 km) S | Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE) | Istres, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,332.90 miles (19,847.83 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,892.27 miles (19,138.71 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,877.44 miles (19,114.84 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,874.85 miles (19,110.67 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,867.99 miles (19,099.63 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,865.64 miles (19,095.85 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,861.33 miles (19,088.91 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,843.83 miles (19,060.76 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,831.32 miles (19,040.62 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,825.78 miles (19,031.70 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,813.61 miles (19,012.12 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,811.96 miles (19,009.46 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,798.91 miles (18,988.46 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,794.44 miles (18,981.27 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,788.30 miles (18,971.38 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |