Nonstop flight route between Besançon / La Vèze, France and Hoedspruit, South Africa:
Departure Airport:
(47°12'19"N by 6°4'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(24°21'16"S by 31°3'1"E)
Distance from QBQ to HDS:
5,183.46 miles (8,341.95 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome (QBQ), Besançon / La Vèze, France and Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS), Hoedspruit, South Africa would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,183 miles (or 8,342 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 Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome and Air Force Base Hoedspruit, 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 Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome and Air Force Base Hoedspruit. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | QBQ / LFQM |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Besançon / La Vèze, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 47°12'19"N by 6°4'50"E |
| Area Served: | Besançon |
| Operator/Owner: | CCI Doubs |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1271 feet (387 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from QBQ |
| More Information: | QBQ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | HDS / FAHS |
| Airport Name: | Air Force Base Hoedspruit |
| Location: | Hoedspruit, South Africa |
| GPS Coordinates: | 24°21'16"S by 31°3'1"E |
| Operator/Owner: | South African Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military and Civil |
| Elevation: | 1742 feet (531 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HDS |
| More Information: | HDS Maps & Info |
Facts about Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome (QBQ):
- In addition to being known as "Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome", another name for QBQ is "Aérodrome de Besançon - La Vèze".
- The furthest airport from Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome (QBQ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome (meaning Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,172 miles (19,589 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome (QBQ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome (QBQ) is Dole - Jura Airport (DLE), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) WSW of QBQ.
Facts about Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS):
- The furthest airport from Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,932 miles (19,202 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
- The closest airport to Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) is Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) NNE of HDS.
- Air Force Base Hoedspruit (HDS) has 2 runways.
- The base motto is Pro Nostrorum Pace.
- A civil airport terminal, known as the Eastgage Airport, was established at the southern end of the airfield in the early 1990s.
- The base is teeming with wildlife, being surrounded by the 25 km² AFB Hoedspruit Game Reserve.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 32.36 miles (52.08 km) WSW | Dole - Jura Airport (DLE) | Dole, France |     |
| 2 | 38.54 miles (62.03 km) ENE | Montbéliard - Courcelles Aerodrome (XMF) | Montbéliard, France | |
| 3 | 46.76 miles (75.25 km) W | Dijon Air Base (DIJ) | Dijon, France | |
| 4 | 52.16 miles (83.94 km) SSE | Lausanne Airport (QLS) | Lausanne, Switzerland | |
| 5 | 66.82 miles (107.54 km) S | Geneva International Airport (GVA) | Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 6 | 69.77 miles (112.29 km) ESE | Bern Airport (BRN) | Bern, Switzerland | |
| 7 | 70.56 miles (113.55 km) S | Annemasse Aerodrome (QNJ) | Annemasse, France | |
| 8 | 72.78 miles (117.12 km) ENE | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) | Basel, Switzerland | |
| 9 | 72.78 miles (117.12 km) ENE | EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (MLH) | Mulhouse, France | |
| 10 | 77.35 miles (124.48 km) N | Épinal - Mirecourt Airport (EPL) | Juvaincourt, Vosges, France | |
| 11 | 78.54 miles (126.39 km) SSW | Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | |
| 12 | 86.32 miles (138.91 km) NE | Colmar - Houssen Airport (CMR) | Colmar / Houssen, France | |
| 13 | 90.13 miles (145.05 km) SE | Sion Airport (SIR) | Sion, Switzerland | |
| 14 | 99.22 miles (159.68 km) SSE | Megève Aerodrome (MVV) | Megève, France | |
| 15 | 104.63 miles (168.39 km) E | Emmen Swiss Air Base (EML) | Emmen, Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,172.01 miles (19,588.90 km) SSE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,763.95 miles (18,932.19 km) SE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,747.86 miles (18,906.31 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,742.85 miles (18,898.24 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,735.93 miles (18,887.11 km) SE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,731.74 miles (18,880.36 km) ESE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,731.60 miles (18,880.13 km) SE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,730.74 miles (18,878.75 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,719.12 miles (18,860.05 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,718.21 miles (18,858.59 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,710.28 miles (18,845.82 km) ESE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,702.88 miles (18,833.91 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,694.39 miles (18,820.25 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,692.07 miles (18,816.51 km) SE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,682.22 miles (18,800.67 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.63 miles (47.68 km) NNE | Hendrik Van Eck Airport (PHW) | Phalaborwa, South Africa | |
| 2 | 44.61 miles (71.79 km) SE | Mala Mala Airport (AAM) | Mala Mala, South Africa | |
| 3 | 71.15 miles (114.51 km) S | Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP) | Nelspruit, South Africa | |
| 4 | 106.38 miles (171.20 km) WNW | Polokwane International Airport (PTG) | Polokwane, South Africa | |
| 5 | 144.13 miles (231.95 km) SE | Maputo International Airport (MPM) | Maputo, Mozambique | |
| 6 | 151.08 miles (243.13 km) S | Matsapha Airport (MTS) | Manzini, Swaziland | |
| 7 | 198.41 miles (319.31 km) WSW | Wonderboom Airport (PRY) | Pretoria, South Africa | |
| 8 | 214.07 miles (344.50 km) WSW | Grand Central Airport (GCJ) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 9 | 214.26 miles (344.81 km) SW | O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | |
| 10 | 222.83 miles (358.62 km) SW | Heidelberg Airport (HDB) | Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
| 11 | 223.17 miles (359.15 km) SW | Rand Airport (QRA) | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 12 | 223.95 miles (360.41 km) WSW | Lanseria International Airport (HLA) | Lanseria, South Africa | |
| 13 | 233.67 miles (376.06 km) N | Buffalo Range Airport (BFO) | Chiredzi, Zimbabwe | |
| 14 | 252.30 miles (406.04 km) WSW | Pilanesberg International Airport (NTY) | Pilanesberg, South Africa | |
| 15 | 263.61 miles (424.23 km) SSE | Hluhluwe Airport (HLW) | Hluhluwe, South Africa | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,931.88 miles (19,202.44 km) NE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,923.49 miles (19,188.95 km) ENE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,912.60 miles (19,171.42 km) ENE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,912.32 miles (19,170.97 km) ENE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,903.42 miles (19,156.66 km) ENE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,903.12 miles (19,156.17 km) NE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,891.59 miles (19,137.61 km) ENE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,881.81 miles (19,121.88 km) ENE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 9 | 11,881.57 miles (19,121.49 km) ENE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,872.70 miles (19,107.21 km) ENE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,870.01 miles (19,102.88 km) ENE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,828.32 miles (19,035.79 km) ENE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,828.32 miles (19,035.79 km) ENE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,825.46 miles (19,031.18 km) ENE | Wheeler AAF (HHI) | Wahiawa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,819.20 miles (19,021.10 km) ENE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |