Nonstop flight route between Besançon / La Vèze, France and Santa Rosa, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(47°12'19"N by 6°4'50"E)
Arrival Airport:
(38°30'32"N by 122°48'46"W)
Distance from QBQ to STS:
5,729.85 miles (9,221.27 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome (QBQ), Besançon / La Vèze, France and Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS), Santa Rosa, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,730 miles (or 9,221 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 Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County 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 Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome and Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport. 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: | STS / KSTS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Santa Rosa, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°30'32"N by 122°48'46"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 125 feet (38 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from STS |
| More Information: | STS Maps & Info |
Facts about Besançon - La Vèze Aerodrome (QBQ):
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS):
- Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS) has 2 runways.
- All Alaska Airlines flights from the airport are operated with the 76-seat Bombardier Q400 propjet, which is the largest and fastest member of the DHC-8 Dash 8 family of regional turboprops.
- In addition to being known as "Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport", another name for STS is "Santa Rosa Army Airfield".
- From the late 1940s until about 1974 Southwest Airways and successors Pacific Air Lines, Air West and Hughes Airwest served Santa Rosa.
- Service to Las Vegas was stopped June 3, 2012.
- The furthest airport from Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 11,331 miles (18,235 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport's relatively low elevation of 125 feet, planes can take off or land at Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County 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 closest airport to Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (STS) is Marin County Airport (NOT), which is located 29 miles (46 kilometers) SSE of STS.
- On average, the base pumps about 300,000 US gallons of retardant a year.
| 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 | 28.82 miles (46.38 km) SSE | Marin County Airport (NOT) | Novato, California, United States | |
| 2 | 35.33 miles (56.86 km) SE | Napa County Airport (APC) | Napa, California, United States | |
| 3 | 46.94 miles (75.54 km) E | Nut Tree Airport (VCB) | Vacaville, California, United States | |
| 4 | 47.47 miles (76.40 km) NNW | Ukiah Municipal Airport (UKI) | Ukiah, California, United States | |
| 5 | 50.87 miles (81.87 km) ESE | Travis Air Force Base Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield (SUU) | Fairfield, California, United States | |
| 6 | 54.49 miles (87.69 km) SE | Buchanan FieldConcord Army Air Base (CCR) | Concord, California, United States | |
| 7 | 63.21 miles (101.73 km) SSE | Oakland International Airport (OAK) | Oakland (near San Francisco), California, United States | |
| 8 | 65.94 miles (106.13 km) SSE | San Francisco International Airport (SFO) | San Francisco, California, United States | |
| 9 | 67.23 miles (108.19 km) ENE | Sacramento International Airport (SMF) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 10 | 69.73 miles (112.21 km) SSE | Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) | Hayward, California, United States | |
| 11 | 70.85 miles (114.02 km) SSE | Half Moon Bay AirportHalf Moon Bay Flight Strip (HAF) | Half Moon Bay, California, United States | |
| 12 | 71.34 miles (114.80 km) E | Sacramento Executive Airport (SAC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 13 | 76.57 miles (123.22 km) NNE | Willows-Glenn County Airport (WLW) | Willows, California, United States | |
| 14 | 77.05 miles (124.01 km) E | Sacramento Airport McClellan Airfield (MCC) | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| 15 | 78.01 miles (125.55 km) SE | Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK) | Livermore, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,330.63 miles (18,234.84 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 11,244.67 miles (18,096.50 km) S | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 11,236.25 miles (18,082.95 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 4 | 11,215.39 miles (18,049.38 km) S | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,187.32 miles (18,004.20 km) S | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 6 | 11,130.86 miles (17,913.35 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,114.45 miles (17,886.93 km) SSE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,089.60 miles (17,846.93 km) SSW | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 9 | 11,035.98 miles (17,760.65 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,030.12 miles (17,751.21 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,018.80 miles (17,732.99 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,955.34 miles (17,630.86 km) SSE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,951.25 miles (17,624.29 km) SSE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,951.20 miles (17,624.21 km) SSE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,932.35 miles (17,593.86 km) SE | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |