Nonstop flight route between Narita (near Tokyo), Japan and Valenciennes, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Narita International Airport (NRT), Narita (near Tokyo), Japan and Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS), Valenciennes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,935 miles (or 9,552 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 Narita International Airport and Valenciennes-Denain 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 Narita International Airport and Valenciennes-Denain Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NRT / RJAA | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Narita (near Tokyo), Japan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°45'55"N by 140°23'8"E | 
| Area Served: | Greater Tokyo Area | 
| Operator/Owner: | Narita Airport Authority (NAA) | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 135 feet (41 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from NRT | 
| More Information: | NRT Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XVS / LFAV | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Valenciennes, France | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°19'32"N by 3°27'39"E | 
| Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from XVS | 
| More Information: | XVS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Narita International Airport (NRT):
- Narita Airport has plenty of rail connections, with airport express trains as well as commuter trains running on various routes to Tokyo and beyond.
- The furthest airport from Narita International Airport (NRT) is Diomício Freitas/Forquilhinha Airport (CCM), which is located 11,686 miles (18,806 kilometers) away in Criciúma, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- The closest airport to Narita International Airport (NRT) is Tokyo International Airport (HND), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) WSW of NRT.
- Narita International Airport handled 31,432,754 passengers last year.
- The main road link to Narita Airport is the Higashi-Kanto Expressway, which connects to the Shuto Expressway network at Ichikawa, Chiba.
- Narita International Airport (NRT) has 2 runways.
- Because of Narita International Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Narita International 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.
- Vanilla Air, a low cost carrier, has its headquarters within Terminal 2.
- In addition to being known as "Narita International Airport", other names for NRT include "成田国際空港" and "Narita Kokusai Kūkō".
Facts about Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS):
- After the construction of a military airfield at Denain, the airfield was reactivated by the Luftwaffe, stationing Jagdgeschwader 3, a day fighter-interceptor unit assigned to the "Defense of the Reich" campaign against the American Eighth Air Force heavy bombers attacking targets in Occupied Europe and Germany.
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport is a regional airport in France, located southwest of Valenciennes.
- It is known that Denain was used by the Royal Air Force, as it was assigned ALG "B-74".
- Denain Airport began as a pre-World War II airport in France, most likely with a grass runway and several support buildings and a hangar.
- The furthest airport from Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,987 miles (19,291 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Valenciennes-Denain Airport", another name for XVS is "(Advanced Landing Ground A-83/B-74)".
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Valenciennes-Denain Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Valenciennes-Denain 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.
- It appears that the Luftwaffe moved out of Denain in 1941 and the airfield was left unused.
- The closest airport to Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NW of XVS.




