Nonstop flight route between Valence, France and Lamidanda, Nepal:
Departure Airport:
(44°54'56"N by 4°58'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(27°15'11"N by 86°40'12"E)
Distance from VAF to LDN:
4,527.83 miles (7,286.81 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France and Lamidanda Airport (LDN), Lamidanda, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,528 miles (or 7,287 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: | LDN / VNLD |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lamidanda, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°15'11"N by 86°40'12"E |
| Area Served: | Lamidanda, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4100 feet (1,250 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from LDN |
| More Information: | LDN Maps & Info |
Facts about Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF):
- In 1945 the Armée de l'Air returned to its airfield and it returned to its prewar status as an active air base.
- 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.
- 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.
- Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) has 3 runways.
- 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 Lamidanda Airport (LDN):
- The closest airport to Lamidanda Airport (LDN) is Rumjatar Airport (RUM), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) WNW of LDN.
- In addition to being known as "Lamidanda Airport", another name for LDN is "Lamidanda".
- Because of Lamidanda Airport's high elevation of 4,100 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LDN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LDN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Lamidanda Airport (LDN) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,449 miles (18,425 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- The airport resides at an elevation of 4,100 feet above mean sea level.
| 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 | 8.12 miles (13.07 km) WNW | Rumjatar Airport (RUM) | Rumjatar, Nepal | |
| 2 | 19.05 miles (30.65 km) NNW | Phaplu Airport (PPL) | Phaplu, Nepal | |
| 3 | 24.51 miles (39.45 km) ESE | Bhojpur Airport (BHP) | Bhojpur, Nepal | |
| 4 | 30.25 miles (48.69 km) N | Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) | Lukla, Nepal | |
| 5 | 38.61 miles (62.13 km) WNW | Ramechhap Airport (RHP) | Ramechhap, Nepal | |
| 6 | 59.46 miles (95.69 km) SW | Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) | Janakpur, Nepal | |
| 7 | 64.67 miles (104.08 km) SE | Biratnagar Airport (BIR) | Biratnagar, Nepal | |
| 8 | 86.01 miles (138.42 km) WNW | Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) | Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| 9 | 98.81 miles (159.02 km) ESE | Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) | Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal | |
| 10 | 109.52 miles (176.25 km) ESE | Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) | Bagdogra, India | |
| 11 | 114.67 miles (184.54 km) SW | Muzaffarpur Airport (MZU) | Muzzafarpur, India | |
| 12 | 140.46 miles (226.05 km) WNW | Bharatpur Airport (BHR) | Bharatpur, Nepal | |
| 13 | 150.60 miles (242.36 km) SW | Jai Prakash Narayan International Airport Patna Airport (PAT) | Patna, India | |
| 14 | 151.39 miles (243.63 km) W | Meghauli Airport (MEY) | Meghauli, Nepal | |
| 15 | 169.17 miles (272.25 km) E | Paro International Airport (PBH) | Paro, Bhutan | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,448.66 miles (18,424.79 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,083.69 miles (17,837.43 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,083.57 miles (17,837.23 km) SW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,075.57 miles (17,824.36 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,064.09 miles (17,805.89 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 6 | 11,035.84 miles (17,760.41 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,035.65 miles (17,760.12 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,031.49 miles (17,753.41 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,030.28 miles (17,751.46 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,005.63 miles (17,711.80 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,003.39 miles (17,708.20 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 12 | 10,994.95 miles (17,694.61 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,991.81 miles (17,689.56 km) SW | Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO) | Pisco, Peru | |
| 14 | 10,985.98 miles (17,680.18 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,983.97 miles (17,676.94 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |