Nonstop flight route between Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States and Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France:
Departure Airport:
(40°11'59"N by 75°8'53"W)
Arrival Airport:
(45°32'26"N by 4°17'47"E)
Distance from NXX to EBU:
3,871.63 miles (6,230.76 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX), Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States and Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU), Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,872 miles (or 6,231 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NXX / KNXX |
| Airport Name: | NAS JRB Willow Grove |
| Location: | Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°11'59"N by 75°8'53"W |
| Operator/Owner: | United States Navy |
| Airport Type: | Military: Naval Air Station |
| Elevation: | 335 feet (102 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from NXX |
| More Information: | NXX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EBU / LFMH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°32'26"N by 4°17'47"E |
| Area Served: | Saint-Étienne, France |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1325 feet (404 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EBU |
| More Information: | EBU Maps & Info |
Facts about NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX):
- The closest airport to NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) is Wings Field (BBX), which is located only 8 miles (12 kilometers) SW of NXX.
- Because of NAS JRB Willow Grove's relatively low elevation of 335 feet, planes can take off or land at NAS JRB Willow Grove 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.
- Final closure of NAS JRB Willow Grove occurred on September 15, 2011.
- The furthest airport from NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,726 miles (18,871 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- After the start of World War II, the United States purchased the property, under threat of eminent domain.
- On September 30, 2007, pursuant to direction of BRAC 2005, the Air Force Reserve Command disestablished the 913th Airlift Wing at the collocated Willow Grove ARS, redistributing its C-130 Hercules aircraft to other active duty Air Force and Air Force Reserve units.
- NAS JRB Willow Grove (NXX) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU):
- In addition to being known as "Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport", another name for EBU is "Aéroport de Saint-Étienne – Bouthéon".
- The furthest airport from Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (meaning Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,312 miles (19,814 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) is Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN), which is located 34 miles (54 kilometers) ENE of EBU.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 7.52 miles (12.10 km) SW | Wings Field (BBX) | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States |     |
| 2 | 9.31 miles (14.98 km) N | Doylestown Airport (DYL) | Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 3 | 10.92 miles (17.57 km) SE | Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 4 | 18.44 miles (29.68 km) ENE | Trenton-Mercer Airport (TTN) | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | |
| 5 | 20.41 miles (32.85 km) NW | Quakertown Airport (UKT) | Quakertown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 6 | 21.72 miles (34.96 km) W | Heritage Field (PTW) | Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 7 | 23.18 miles (37.30 km) SSW | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 8 | 23.89 miles (38.45 km) SE | South Jersey Regional Airport (LLY) | Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States | |
| 9 | 24.78 miles (39.87 km) SSW | Philadelphia Seaplane BaseChandler Field (PSQ) | Essington, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 10 | 27.12 miles (43.65 km) WSW | Brandywine Airport (OQN) | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 11 | 29.23 miles (47.05 km) ENE | Princeton Airport (PCT) | Princeton/Rocky Hill, New Jersey, United States | |
| 12 | 32.05 miles (51.57 km) ESE | McGuire AFB (WRI) | Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States | |
| 13 | 34.84 miles (56.07 km) NNW | Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) | Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| 14 | 36.62 miles (58.94 km) NE | Central Jersey Regional Airport (JVI) | Manville, New Jersey, United States | |
| 15 | 40.88 miles (65.78 km) WSW | Chester County G. O. Carlson Airport (CTH) | Coatesville, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,725.65 miles (18,870.56 km) SW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 2 | 11,701.64 miles (18,831.92 km) SW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 11,693.59 miles (18,818.96 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 11,675.60 miles (18,790.01 km) SW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 11,640.80 miles (18,734.01 km) WSW | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 11,615.51 miles (18,693.31 km) SW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 11,606.14 miles (18,678.22 km) SW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 11,600.56 miles (18,669.24 km) WSW | Katanning Airport (KNI) | Katanning, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 11,594.86 miles (18,660.07 km) SW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 11,544.26 miles (18,578.64 km) SW | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 11,470.88 miles (18,460.54 km) SW | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 11,448.55 miles (18,424.60 km) SW | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 11,425.24 miles (18,387.10 km) SW | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 11,419.57 miles (18,377.97 km) SW | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 11,399.46 miles (18,345.61 km) WSW | Esperance Airport (EPR) | Esperance, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 33.67 miles (54.19 km) ENE | Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) | Lyon, France | |
| 2 | 40.01 miles (64.39 km) ENE | Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) | Lyon, France | |
| 3 | 41.05 miles (66.06 km) SW | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 4 | 51.55 miles (82.96 km) ESE | Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB) | Grenoble, France | |
| 5 | 54.17 miles (87.18 km) SE | Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) | Valence, France | |
| 6 | 57.31 miles (92.24 km) WNW | Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne Airport (CFE) | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
| 7 | 66.36 miles (106.79 km) NE | Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | |
| 8 | 76.93 miles (123.80 km) E | Chambéry Airport (CMF) | Chambéry, France | |
| 9 | 80.47 miles (129.51 km) NNW | Moulins - Montbeugny Airport (XMU) | Moulins, Allier, France | |
| 10 | 92.36 miles (148.64 km) ESE | Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) | Alpe d'Huez, France | |
| 11 | 99.63 miles (160.34 km) ENE | Geneva International Airport (GVA) | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 12 | 100.75 miles (162.14 km) SSE | Orange-Caritat Air Base (BA 115) (XOG) | Orange, France | |
| 13 | 101.70 miles (163.67 km) WSW | Aurillac – Tronquières Airport (AUR) | Aurillac, France | |
| 14 | 104.37 miles (167.96 km) WNW | Montluçon - Guéret Airport (MCU) | Montluçon, France | |
| 15 | 105.00 miles (168.98 km) ENE | Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) | Annemasse, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,311.63 miles (19,813.60 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,899.22 miles (19,149.88 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,879.22 miles (19,117.71 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,872.45 miles (19,106.81 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,869.77 miles (19,102.50 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,869.15 miles (19,101.50 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,863.78 miles (19,092.85 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,862.16 miles (19,090.25 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,845.83 miles (19,063.97 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,840.73 miles (19,055.76 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,829.38 miles (19,037.49 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,813.49 miles (19,011.92 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,809.21 miles (19,005.03 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,806.76 miles (19,001.09 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,793.58 miles (18,979.88 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |