Nonstop flight route between Valence, France and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France and Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,081 miles (or 8,177 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 Will Rogers World 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 Will Rogers World 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 |
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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: | OKC / KOKC |
Airport Name: | Will Rogers World Airport |
Location: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 35°23'35"N by 97°36'2"W |
Area Served: | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
Operator/Owner: | Oklahoma City Airport Trust |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1295 feet (395 meters) |
# of Runways: | 4 |
View all routes: | Routes from OKC |
More Information: | OKC Maps & Info |
Facts about Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF):
- 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.
- 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.
- 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".
- Twelfth Air Force combat engineers moved into Valence-Chabeuil Airport in late August 1944, and cleared the airport of mines and destroyed German aircraft.
- 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.
- The airport's origin dates from the 1930s when the French Air Force established Valence-Chabeuil Air Base.
Facts about Will Rogers World Airport (OKC):
- The furthest airport from Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,853 miles (17,466 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- By the late 1990s the Oklahoma City Airport Trust deemed the 1967-built terminal building unsuitable.
- The airport used to partner with Tinker AFB in presenting the Aerospace America airshow.
- During 2012 the Phase III expansion plan was updated to include a new Central Concourse reconfiguration plan.
- The Federal Aviation Administration has major facilities on the airport grounds, including the headquarters for the 'Air Route Traffic Control', the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute, and the FAA Training Academy, all housed at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center campus on the west part of the Airport.
- Will Rogers World Airport handled 3,683,051 passengers last year.
- Various FAR Part 135 Operators operate in and out of the airport, such as small cargo feeder airlines operating small propeller aircraft.
- Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) has 4 runways.
- The closest airport to Will Rogers World Airport (OKC) is Wiley Post Airport (PWA), which is located only 10 miles (16 kilometers) NNW of OKC.