Nonstop flight route between Valence, France and Wageningen, Suriname:
Departure Airport:
(44°54'56"N by 4°58'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(5°46'0"N by 56°37'59"W)
Distance from VAF to AGI:
4,563.22 miles (7,343.77 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France and Wageningen Airstrip (AGI), Wageningen, Suriname would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,563 miles (or 7,344 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 Valence - Chabeuil Airport and Wageningen Airstrip, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAF / LFLU |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Valence, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°54'56"N by 4°58'6"E |
| Area Served: | Valence, Drôme, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Department of Drôme |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 525 feet (160 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VAF |
| More Information: | VAF Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AGI / SMWA |
| Airport Name: | Wageningen Airstrip |
| Location: | Wageningen, Suriname |
| GPS Coordinates: | 5°46'0"N by 56°37'59"W |
| Operator/Owner: | Luchtvaartdienst Suriname |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 6 feet (2 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from AGI |
| More Information: | AGI Maps & Info |
Facts about Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF):
- In addition to being known as "Valence - Chabeuil Airport", other names for VAF include "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-23" and "Aéroport de Valence - Chabeuil".
- Because of Valence - Chabeuil Airport's relatively low elevation of 525 feet, planes can take off or land at Valence - Chabeuil 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 airport was a pre-World War II French Air Force airfield.
- The furthest airport from Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Valence - Chabeuil Airport (meaning Valence - Chabeuil Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,333 miles (19,848 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) is Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of VAF.
- Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) has 3 runways.
- Twelfth Air Force combat engineers moved into Valence-Chabeuil Airport in late August 1944, and cleared the airport of mines and destroyed German aircraft.
Facts about Wageningen Airstrip (AGI):
- Because of Wageningen Airstrip's relatively low elevation of 6 feet, planes can take off or land at Wageningen Airstrip 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 Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) is Totness Airstrip (TOT), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) ENE of AGI.
- The furthest airport from Wageningen Airstrip (AGI) is Betoambari Airport (BUW), which is nearly antipodal to Wageningen Airstrip (meaning Wageningen Airstrip is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Betoambari Airport), and is located 12,379 miles (19,921 kilometers) away in Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 35.57 miles (57.24 km) NNE | Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB) | Grenoble, France |     |
| 2 | 53.81 miles (86.60 km) S | Orange-Caritat Air Base (BA 115) (XOG) | Orange, France | |
| 3 | 54.17 miles (87.18 km) NW | Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport (EBU) | Saint-Étienne / Bouthéon, France | |
| 4 | 55.82 miles (89.84 km) ENE | Alpe d'Huez Airport (AHZ) | Alpe d'Huez, France | |
| 5 | 56.23 miles (90.50 km) N | Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) | Lyon, France | |
| 6 | 56.25 miles (90.53 km) N | Lyon–Bron Airport (LYN) | Lyon, France | |
| 7 | 59.97 miles (96.51 km) WNW | Le Puy - Loudes Airport (LPY) | Le Puy-en-Velay / Loudes, Haute-Loire, France | |
| 8 | 66.88 miles (107.64 km) NE | Chambéry Airport (CMF) | Chambéry, France | |
| 9 | 69.79 miles (112.31 km) S | Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN) | Avignon, France | |
| 10 | 84.54 miles (136.05 km) SSW | Nîmes-Alès-Camargue-Cévennes Airport (FNI) | Nîmes-Arles-Camargue, France | |
| 11 | 85.43 miles (137.49 km) ENE | Méribel Airport (MFX) | Meribel, France | |
| 12 | 87.73 miles (141.18 km) ENE | Courchevel Airport (CVF) | Courchevel, France | |
| 13 | 88.51 miles (142.45 km) ESE | Barcelonnette - Saint-Pons Airport (BAE) | Barcelonnette / Saint-Pons, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France | |
| 14 | 90.49 miles (145.63 km) N | Bourg - Ceyzériat Airport (XBK) | Bourg-en-Bresse, France | |
| 15 | 96.13 miles (154.70 km) S | Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (QIE) | Istres, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,332.90 miles (19,847.83 km) SE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,892.27 miles (19,138.71 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,877.44 miles (19,114.84 km) SE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,874.85 miles (19,110.67 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,867.99 miles (19,099.63 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,865.64 miles (19,095.85 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,861.33 miles (19,088.91 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,843.83 miles (19,060.76 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,831.32 miles (19,040.62 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,825.78 miles (19,031.70 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,813.61 miles (19,012.12 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,811.96 miles (19,009.46 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,798.91 miles (18,988.46 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,794.44 miles (18,981.27 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,788.30 miles (18,971.38 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 22.11 miles (35.58 km) ENE | Totness Airstrip (TOT) | Totness, Coronie, Suriname | |
| 2 | 30.81 miles (49.59 km) WNW | Majoor Henry Fernandes Airport (ICK) | Nieuw-Nickerie, Suriname | |
| 3 | 51.53 miles (82.93 km) SW | Washabo Airstrip (WSO) | Washabo, Suriname | |
| 4 | 99.26 miles (159.74 km) E | Zorg en Hoop Airport (ORG) | Paramaribo, Suriname | |
| 5 | 101.74 miles (163.73 km) ESE | Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM) | Zanderij (near Paramaribo), Suriname | |
| 6 | 122.27 miles (196.77 km) WNW | Cheddi Jagan International Airport (GEO) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 7 | 124.08 miles (199.68 km) NW | Ogle Airport (OGL) | Georgetown, Guyana | |
| 8 | 127.90 miles (205.83 km) SE | Laduani Airstrip (LDO) | Ladouanie, Suriname | |
| 9 | 134.53 miles (216.50 km) SE | Botopasi Airstrip (BTO) | Botopasi, Suriname | |
| 10 | 145.22 miles (233.71 km) SSE | Djoemoe Airstrip (DOE) | Djumu (Djoemoe), Suriname | |
| 11 | 148.12 miles (238.38 km) SSE | Cayana Airstrip (AAJ) | Awaradam, Suriname | |
| 12 | 176.98 miles (284.82 km) SE | Drietabbetje Airstrip (DRJ) | Drietabbetje, Suriname | |
| 13 | 178.46 miles (287.21 km) E | Albina Airstrip (ABN) | Albina, Suriname | |
| 14 | 181.26 miles (291.71 km) ESE | Stoelmans Eiland Airstrip (SMZ) | Stoelmans Eiland, Suriname | |
| 15 | 186.30 miles (299.81 km) SSE | Vincent Fayks Airport (OEM) | Paloemeu, Suriname | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,378.62 miles (19,921.41 km) ESE | Betoambari Airport (BUW) | Bau-Bau, Buton, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,303.32 miles (19,800.22 km) SSE | Haluoleo Airport (WMA) (KDI) | Kendari, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,252.88 miles (19,719.05 km) SSW | Alor Island Airport (ARD) | Alor Island, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,223.66 miles (19,672.03 km) SSE | Wonopito Airport (LWE) | Lewoleba, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,223.65 miles (19,672.00 km) SSE | Frans Seda Airport (MOF) | Maumere, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,194.36 miles (19,624.88 km) SW | Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport (DIL) | Dili, East Timor (Timor-Leste) | |
| 7 | 12,193.84 miles (19,624.04 km) SSE | H. Hasan Aroeboesman Airport (ENE) | Ende, Flores, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,179.19 miles (19,600.45 km) SE | Bajawa Soa Airport (BJW) | Bajawa, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,173.86 miles (19,591.88 km) SSE | Soroako Airport (SQR) | Soroako, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,172.06 miles (19,588.98 km) WSW | Namrole Airport (NRE) | Buru, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,170.07 miles (19,585.78 km) E | Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport (SHIAM) (UPG) | Makassar, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,168.93 miles (19,583.94 km) SSW | Haliwen Airport (ABU) | Atambua, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,156.62 miles (19,564.14 km) SW | Baucau Airport (BCH) | Baucau, East Timor | |
| 14 | 12,138.77 miles (19,535.40 km) SW | Viqueque Airport (VIQ) | Viqueque, East Timor | |
| 15 | 12,133.24 miles (19,526.50 km) SE | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |