Nonstop flight route between Prague, Czech Republic and Dijon, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG), Prague, Czech Republic and Dijon Air Base (DIJ), Dijon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 461 miles (or 742 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 relatively short distance between Prague Vaclav Havel Airport and Dijon Air Base, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PRG / LKPR |
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| Location: | Prague, Czech Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°6'2"N by 14°15'35"E |
| Area Served: | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Operator/Owner: | Letiště Praha |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1247 feet (380 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PRG |
| More Information: | PRG Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIJ / LFSD |
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| Location: | Dijon, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°16'26"N by 5°5'20"E |
| Area Served: | Dijon, Bourgogne, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of France |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 726 feet (221 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DIJ |
| More Information: | DIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG):
- In addition the Civil Aviation Authority also has its head office on the airport property.
- The furthest airport from Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,771 miles (18,944 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport was used in the James Bond film Casino Royale.
- In addition to being known as "Prague Vaclav Havel Airport", another name for PRG is "Letiště Václava Havla Praha".
- Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) has 3 runways.
- Prague Airport has two main passenger terminals, two general aviation terminals, as well as a cargo facility.
- Prague Vaclav Havel Airport handled 10,974,196 passengers last year.
- Czech Airlines has its head office, the APC Building, on the grounds of Prague Airport.
- An online petition organised by one of the best-known Slovak film directors, Fero Fenič, calling on the government and the Parliament to rename Prague Ruzyně Airport to Václav Havel International Airport attracted – in just one week after 20 December 2011 – the support of over 65,000 signatories both within and outside the Czech Republic.
- The closest airport to Prague Vaclav Havel Airport (PRG) is Vodochody Airport (VOD), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NE of PRG.
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.
- The closest airport to Dijon Air Base (DIJ) is Dole - Jura Airport (DLE), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SE of DIJ.
- 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 (DIJ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Dijon Air Base", another name for DIJ is "(Advanced Landing Ground Y-9)".
- The war had left the airbase that genuine ruins littered with rubble, debris, scrap metal and charred remains of airplanes.
- However after much reconstruction, Dijon was returned to operational service for the French Air Force.
- During World War II the airport was attacked by the Luftwaffe on several occasions during the Battle of France.
- On 12 September the first American units arrived at the base.
