Nonstop flight route between Valence, France and Deir ez-Zor (Deirezzor), Syria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France and Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ), Deir ez-Zor (Deirezzor), Syria would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,958 miles (or 3,151 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 Deir ez-Zor 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: | DEZ / OSDZ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Deir ez-Zor (Deirezzor), Syria | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°17'7"N by 40°10'32"E | 
| Area Served: | Deir ez-Zor, Syria | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 700 feet (213 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DEZ | 
| More Information: | DEZ Maps & Info | 
Facts about Valence - Chabeuil Airport (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.
- 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 closest airport to Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) is Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of VAF.
- Used by the French Air Force base after the war, it was closed and today the airport is used for general aviation, with no commercial airline service.
- 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 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 Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ):
- Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Deir ez-Zor Airport", another name for DEZ is "مطار دير الزور".
- Because of Deir ez-Zor Airport's relatively low elevation of 700 feet, planes can take off or land at Deir ez-Zor 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 Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,543 miles (18,577 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Deir ez-Zor Airport (DEZ) is Palmyra Airport (PMS), which is located 117 miles (188 kilometers) WSW of DEZ.




