Nonstop flight route between Valence, France and Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan:
Departure Airport:
(44°54'56"N by 4°58'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(26°10'5"N by 127°17'35"E)
Distance from VAF to KJP:
6,331.10 miles (10,188.90 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France and Kerama Airport (KJP), Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,331 miles (or 10,189 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 Kerama 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 Valence - Chabeuil Airport and Kerama Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
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: | KJP / ROKR |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Kerama Islands, Okinawa, Japan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°10'5"N by 127°17'35"E |
| Area Served: | Kerama Islands, Japan |
| Operator/Owner: | Okinawa Prefecture |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 156 feet (48 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from KJP |
| More Information: | KJP 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.
- Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) has 3 runways.
- After the forceful occupation of Vichy France in November 1942 as a result of Case Anton Wehrmacht units moved into the Valence area and the airport came under the control of the Luftwaffe.
- 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 airport was a pre-World War II French Air Force airfield.
- 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 closest airport to Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) is Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of VAF.
Facts about Kerama Airport (KJP):
- Because of Kerama Airport's relatively low elevation of 156 feet, planes can take off or land at Kerama 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 "Kerama Airport", other names for KJP include "慶良間空港" and "Kerama Kūkō".
- The closest airport to Kerama Airport (KJP) is Naha Airport (OKA), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) E of KJP.
- Kerama Airport (KJP) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Kerama Airport (KJP) is Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE), which is nearly antipodal to Kerama Airport (meaning Kerama Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Paulo Abdala Airport), and is located 12,413 miles (19,977 kilometers) away in Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil.
| 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 | 21.94 miles (35.31 km) E | Naha Airport (OKA) | Okinawa, Japan | |
| 2 | 29.51 miles (47.49 km) N | Aguni Airport (AGJ) | Aguni, Japan | |
| 3 | 32.11 miles (51.67 km) ENE | Kadena Air Base 嘉手納飛行場 Kadena Hikōjō (DNA) | Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 4 | 48.97 miles (78.82 km) NE | Iejima Airport (IEJ) | Iejima, Japan | |
| 5 | 157.16 miles (252.93 km) SW | Miyako Airport (MMY) | Miyakojima, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 6 | 162.93 miles (262.21 km) SW | Shimojishima Airport (SHI) | Shimojishima, Japan | |
| 7 | 215.62 miles (347.01 km) NE | Amami Airport (ASJ) | Amami Island, Japan | |
| 8 | 219.81 miles (353.75 km) NE | Kikai Airport (KKX) | Kikaiga Shima, Kikai-Shima Island, Japan | |
| 9 | 231.41 miles (372.41 km) WSW | Ishigaki Airport (ISG) | Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 10 | 247.53 miles (398.36 km) E | Minami-Daito Airport (MMD) | Minami Daito, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 11 | 250.84 miles (403.68 km) E | Kitadaito Airport (KTD) | Kitadaito, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan | |
| 12 | 262.49 miles (422.43 km) WSW | Hateruma Airport (HTR) | Hateruma, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 13 | 293.90 miles (472.99 km) WSW | Yonaguni Airport (OGN) | Yonaguni, Okinawa, Japan | |
| 14 | 356.11 miles (573.09 km) NE | Yakushima Airport (KUM) | Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan | |
| 15 | 365.64 miles (588.44 km) W | Taipei International Airport (Taipei Songshan Airport) (TSA) | Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,413.39 miles (19,977.37 km) ESE | Paulo Abdala Airport (FBE) | Francisco Beltrao, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,371.84 miles (19,910.49 km) SE | Hélio Wasum Airport (SQX) | São Miguel do Oeste, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,370.03 miles (19,907.58 km) S | Serafin Enoss Bertaso Airport (XAP) | Chapecó, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,355.99 miles (19,884.99 km) SSW | Olavo Cecco Rigon Airport (CCI) | Concórdia, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,345.46 miles (19,868.05 km) SW | Tancredo Thomas de Faria Airport (GPB) | Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,342.21 miles (19,862.81 km) SSE | Adalberto Mendes da Silva Airport (CAC) | Cascavel, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,337.29 miles (19,854.90 km) SW | Santa Terezinha Municipal Airport (JCB) | Joaçaba, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,335.17 miles (19,851.48 km) W | José Cleto Airport (QVB) | União da Vitória, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,330.38 miles (19,843.77 km) SSW | Erechim Airport (ERM) | Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,325.16 miles (19,835.37 km) WSW | Ângelo Ponzoni Municipal Airport (VIA) | Videira, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 11 | 12,323.07 miles (19,832.02 km) ESE | Cataratas del Iguazú International Airport (IGR) | Puerto Iguazú, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,319.50 miles (19,826.26 km) ESE | Foz do Iguaçu/Cataratas International Airport (IGU) | Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil | |
| 13 | 12,319.37 miles (19,826.06 km) WSW | Carlos Alberto da Costa Neves Airport (CFC) | Caçador, Santa Catarina, Brazil | |
| 14 | 12,316.40 miles (19,821.27 km) E | Eldorado Airport (ELO) | Eldorado, Misiones, Argentina | |
| 15 | 12,295.06 miles (19,786.94 km) ESE | Guaraní International Airport (AGT) | Ciudad del Este, Paraguay | |