Nonstop flight route between Sidney, Nebraska, United States and Valenciennes, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY), Sidney, Nebraska, United States and Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS), Valenciennes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,719 miles (or 7,594 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 Sidney Municipal 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 Sidney Municipal 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: | SNY / KSNY |
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| Location: | Sidney, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°5'58"N by 102°59'5"W |
| Area Served: | Sidney, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | Sidney Airport Authority |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4313 feet (1,315 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SNY |
| More Information: | SNY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XVS / LFAV |
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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 Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY):
- The furthest airport from Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,758 miles (17,313 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- The closest airport to Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) is Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), which is located 62 miles (100 kilometers) NNW of SNY.
- Because of Sidney Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,313 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at SNY. Combined with a high temperature, this could make SNY a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Sidney Municipal Airport", another name for SNY is "Lloyd W. Carr Field".
- Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) has 2 runways.
Facts about Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS):
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Valenciennes-Denain Airport", another name for XVS is "(Advanced Landing Ground A-83/B-74)".
- C-47 Skytrain transports moved in and out of the American controlled airfield almost immediately after the runway was repaired, supplying the front line forces with the necessary materiel to support their advance.
- The closest airport to Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NW of XVS.
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) currently has only 1 runway.
- In French control after the war, the airport sat abandoned for several years.
- It appears that the Luftwaffe moved out of Denain in 1941 and the airfield was left unused.
- 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.
