Nonstop flight route between Valence, France and Oran, Algeria:
Departure Airport:
(44°54'56"N by 4°58'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(35°32'27"N by 0°32'2"W)
Distance from VAF to TAF:
709.34 miles (1,141.57 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France and Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF), Oran, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 709 miles (or 1,142 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 Oran Tafaraoui 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: | TAF / DAOL |
| Airport Name: | Oran Tafaraoui Airport |
| Location: | Oran, Algeria |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°32'27"N by 0°32'2"W |
| Area Served: | Oran, Algeria |
| Operator/Owner: | People’s National Army |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 367 feet (112 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TAF |
| More Information: | TAF Maps & Info |
Facts about Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF):
- 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.
- Valence - Chabeuil Airport is an airport in France, located about 5 miles east of Valence and approximately 300 miles south-southeast of Paris.
- 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".
- Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) has 3 runways.
- In 1945 the Armée de l'Air returned to its airfield and it returned to its prewar status as an active air base.
- 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 Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF):
- The closest airport to Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) is Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN), which is located only 7 miles (12 kilometers) NW of TAF.
- Because of Oran Tafaraoui Airport's relatively low elevation of 367 feet, planes can take off or land at Oran Tafaraoui 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 Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) is Whakatane Airport (WHK), which is nearly antipodal to Oran Tafaraoui Airport (meaning Oran Tafaraoui Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Whakatane Airport), and is located 12,220 miles (19,666 kilometers) away in Whakatane, New Zealand.
- Oran Tafaraoui Airport is a joint civil/military airport in Oran Province, Algeria.
- Oran Tafaraoui Airport (TAF) 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 | 7.49 miles (12.06 km) NW | Es-Sénia – Ben Bella Airport (ORN) | Oran, Algeria | |
| 2 | 25.71 miles (41.38 km) S | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria | |
| 3 | 44.75 miles (72.02 km) ESE | Ghriss Airport (MUW) | Ghriss, Algeria | |
| 4 | 66.78 miles (107.48 km) ENE | Relizane Airport (QZN) | Relizane, Algeria | |
| 5 | 94.22 miles (151.63 km) WSW | Angads Airport (OUD) | Oujda, Morocco | |
| 6 | 114.55 miles (184.34 km) ENE | Chlef International Airport (CFK) | Chlef, Algeria | |
| 7 | 136.32 miles (219.39 km) NW | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 8 | 137.60 miles (221.45 km) W | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) | |
| 9 | 155.10 miles (249.61 km) N | Murcia–San Javier Airport (MJV) | Murcia, Spain | |
| 10 | 187.94 miles (302.47 km) W | Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) | Al Hoceima, Morocco | |
| 11 | 189.40 miles (304.81 km) N | Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) | Alicante, Spain | |
| 12 | 198.57 miles (319.57 km) ENE | Blida Airport (QLD) | Blida, Algeria | |
| 13 | 202.76 miles (326.31 km) ENE | Boufarik Air Base (QFD) | Boufarik, Algeria | |
| 14 | 213.34 miles (343.33 km) WNW | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 15 | 223.82 miles (360.21 km) ENE | Houari Boumediene Airport (ALG) | Algiers, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,220.03 miles (19,666.18 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,208.07 miles (19,646.93 km) ESE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,206.03 miles (19,643.65 km) SSE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,203.21 miles (19,639.11 km) SE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,199.77 miles (19,633.57 km) ESE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,191.85 miles (19,620.83 km) ESE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,188.21 miles (19,614.97 km) SE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,180.63 miles (19,602.77 km) SE | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,166.30 miles (19,579.71 km) ESE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,157.43 miles (19,565.44 km) ESE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,157.09 miles (19,564.89 km) SE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,150.02 miles (19,553.51 km) E | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,147.82 miles (19,549.98 km) SE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,130.48 miles (19,522.07 km) SSE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,123.45 miles (19,510.75 km) E | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |