Nonstop flight route between Valence, France and Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen:
Departure Airport:
(44°54'56"N by 4°58'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(14°45'10"N by 42°58'34"E)
Distance from VAF to HOD:
3,039.90 miles (4,892.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France and Hodeida International Airport (HOD), Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,040 miles (or 4,892 kilometers).
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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: | HOD / OYHD |
| Airport Name: | Hodeida International Airport |
| Location: | Al Hudaydah (Hodeida), Yemen |
| GPS Coordinates: | 14°45'10"N by 42°58'34"E |
| Area Served: | Al Hudaydah |
| Airport Type: | Public / Military |
| Elevation: | 41 feet (12 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from HOD |
| More Information: | HOD Maps & Info |
Facts about Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF):
- Today the airport is a modern, fully equipped facility with two additional parallel grass runways available for use.
- 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.
- 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.
- Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) has 3 runways.
- 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's origin dates from the 1930s when the French Air Force established Valence-Chabeuil Air Base.
Facts about Hodeida International Airport (HOD):
- Because of Hodeida International Airport's relatively low elevation of 41 feet, planes can take off or land at Hodeida International 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 Hodeida International Airport (HOD) is El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH), which is located 97 miles (156 kilometers) ENE of HOD.
- The furthest airport from Hodeida International Airport (HOD) is Pukarua Airport (PUK), which is nearly antipodal to Hodeida International Airport (meaning Hodeida International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Pukarua Airport), and is located 12,192 miles (19,621 kilometers) away in Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
- Hodeida International Airport (HOD) currently has only 1 runway.
| 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 | 96.83 miles (155.84 km) ENE | El Rahaba Airport (Sana'a International) (SAH) | Sana'a, Yemen | |
| 2 | 107.25 miles (172.60 km) SE | Ta'izz International Airport (TAI) | Ta'izz, Yemen | |
| 3 | 118.27 miles (190.34 km) S | Assab International Airport (ASA) | Assab, Eritrea | |
| 4 | 183.32 miles (295.02 km) E | Beihan Airport (BHN) | Beihan, Yemen | |
| 5 | 191.39 miles (308.01 km) SE | Aden International Airport (ADE) | Aden, Yemen | |
| 6 | 193.47 miles (311.36 km) S | Obock Airport (OBC) | Obock, Djibouti | |
| 7 | 210.31 miles (338.45 km) S | Moucha Airport (MHI) | Moucha Island, Djibouti | |
| 8 | 219.47 miles (353.21 km) NNE | Najran Domestic Airport (EAM) | Najran (Nejran), Saudi Arabia | |
| 9 | 222.79 miles (358.54 km) S | Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (JIB) | Djibouti, Djibouti | |
| 10 | 241.88 miles (389.26 km) N | Abha Regional Airport (AHB) | Abha / Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia | |
| 11 | 247.22 miles (397.86 km) WSW | Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX) | Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia | |
| 12 | 249.00 miles (400.72 km) WNW | Massawa International Airport (MSW) | Massawa, Eritrea | |
| 13 | 249.56 miles (401.62 km) S | Ali-Sabieh Airport (AII) | Ali-Sabieh, Djibouti | |
| 14 | 257.72 miles (414.76 km) E | Ataq Airport (AXK) | Ataq, Yemen | |
| 15 | 273.85 miles (440.71 km) W | Asmara International Airport (ASM) | Asmara, Eritrea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,192.03 miles (19,621.12 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 12,168.98 miles (19,584.03 km) ESE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 12,103.06 miles (19,477.93 km) SSE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 12,090.07 miles (19,457.03 km) SE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 12,067.16 miles (19,420.17 km) SSE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 12,062.72 miles (19,413.02 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 12,008.81 miles (19,326.25 km) SSE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,977.86 miles (19,276.44 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,854.79 miles (19,078.39 km) E | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,845.41 miles (19,063.28 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,844.47 miles (19,061.77 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,831.52 miles (19,040.94 km) E | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,819.05 miles (19,020.87 km) E | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,808.08 miles (19,003.21 km) E | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,795.47 miles (18,982.93 km) E | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |