Nonstop flight route between Valence, France and Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia:
Departure Airport:
(44°54'56"N by 4°58'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(56°5'24"N by 47°20'49"E)
Distance from VAF to CSY:
1,977.47 miles (3,182.43 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France and Cheboksary Airport (CSY), Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,977 miles (or 3,182 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 Valence - Chabeuil Airport and Cheboksary Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | CSY / UWKS |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cheboksary, Chuvashia, Russia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 56°5'24"N by 47°20'49"E |
| Area Served: | Cheboksary |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 560 feet (171 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CSY |
| More Information: | CSY Maps & Info |
Facts about Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF):
- Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) has 3 runways.
- 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".
- The closest airport to Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) is Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of VAF.
- Twelfth Air Force combat engineers moved into Valence-Chabeuil Airport in late August 1944, and cleared the airport of mines and destroyed German aircraft.
- The airport's origin dates from the 1930s when the French Air Force established Valence-Chabeuil Air Base.
- 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 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.
Facts about Cheboksary Airport (CSY):
- The closest airport to Cheboksary Airport (CSY) is Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) NNE of CSY.
- Cheboksary Airport (CSY) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cheboksary Airport (CSY) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,357 miles (16,667 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Cheboksary Airport's relatively low elevation of 560 feet, planes can take off or land at Cheboksary 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 "Cheboksary Airport", other names for CSY include "Шупашкар Аэропорчĕ" and "Аэропорт Чебоксары".
| 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 | 47.37 miles (76.24 km) NNE | Yoshkar-Ola Airport (JOK) | Yoshkar-Ola, Russia | |
| 2 | 82.13 miles (132.17 km) ESE | Kazan International Airport (KZN) | Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 3 | 130.01 miles (209.23 km) SSE | Ulyanovsk Vostochny Airport (ULY) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 4 | 130.25 miles (209.61 km) SSE | Ulyanovsk Baratayevka Airport (ULV) | Ulyanovsk, Russia | |
| 5 | 137.32 miles (221.00 km) W | Nizhny Novgorod International Airport (GOJ) | Nizhny Novgorod, Russia | |
| 6 | 159.78 miles (257.14 km) SSW | Saransk Airport (SKX) | Saransk, Russia | |
| 7 | 182.69 miles (294.02 km) NNE | Pobedilovo Airport (KVX) | Kirov, Kirov Oblast, Russia | |
| 8 | 187.78 miles (302.20 km) E | Begishevo Airport (NBC) | Nizhnekamsk/Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 9 | 210.89 miles (339.39 km) SSE | Kurumoch International Airport (KUF) | Samara, Russia | |
| 10 | 225.56 miles (363.00 km) SSW | Penza Airport (PEZ) | Penza, Russia | |
| 11 | 236.38 miles (380.41 km) ESE | Bugulma Airport (UUA) | Bugulma, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia | |
| 12 | 238.72 miles (384.18 km) ENE | Izhevsk Airport (IJK) | Izhevsk, Udmurt Republic, Russia | |
| 13 | 251.37 miles (404.54 km) WNW | Yuzhny Airport (IWA) | Ivanovo, Russia | |
| 14 | 263.62 miles (424.25 km) ESE | Oktyabrsky Airport (OKT) | Oktyabrsky, Bashkortostan, Russia | |
| 15 | 265.88 miles (427.90 km) WNW | Kostroma Airport Аэропорт Кострома (KMW) | Kostroma, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,356.53 miles (16,667.17 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,153.51 miles (16,340.44 km) S | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,130.23 miles (16,302.98 km) SW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 4 | 10,047.87 miles (16,170.44 km) WSW | Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT) | Puerto Natales, Chile | |
| 5 | 10,034.63 miles (16,149.14 km) WSW | Presidente Carlos Ibáñez International Airport (PUQ) | Punta Arenas, Chile | |
| 6 | 10,007.44 miles (16,105.38 km) WSW | Ushuaia International Airport (USH) | Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 7 | 9,990.01 miles (16,077.32 km) WSW | Lago Argentino Airport (ING) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 8 | 9,978.89 miles (16,059.43 km) WSW | Comandante Armando Tola International Airport (FTE) | El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 9,977.57 miles (16,057.31 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 9,951.93 miles (16,016.03 km) WSW | Hermes Quijada International Airport (RGA) | Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
| 11 | 9,937.64 miles (15,993.04 km) SW | Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Airport (TNM) | Villa Las Estrellas, Antarctica | |
| 12 | 9,934.31 miles (15,987.69 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 9,928.74 miles (15,978.72 km) WSW | Piloto Civil Norberto Fernández International Airport (RGL) | Río Gallegos, Santa Cruz, Argentina | |
| 14 | 9,927.33 miles (15,976.46 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 9,923.67 miles (15,970.56 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |