Nonstop flight route between Valence, France and Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine:
Departure Airport:
(44°54'56"N by 4°58'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(48°25'4"N by 39°22'26"E)
Distance from VAF to VSG:
1,635.05 miles (2,631.36 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France and Luhansk International Airport (VSG), Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,635 miles (or 2,631 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 Luhansk International 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: | VSG / UKCW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Luhansk (Lugansk), Ukraine |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°25'4"N by 39°22'26"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Civil Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 636 feet (194 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VSG |
| More Information: | VSG Maps & Info |
Facts about Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF):
- The closest airport to Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) is Grenoble–Isère Airport (GNB), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of VAF.
- 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.
- Today the airport is a modern, fully equipped facility with two additional parallel grass runways available for use.
- 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.
- Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) has 3 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Luhansk International Airport (VSG):
- The closest airport to Luhansk International Airport (VSG) is Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK), which is located 79 miles (128 kilometers) WSW of VSG.
- The furthest airport from Luhansk International Airport (VSG) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,708 miles (17,232 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Luhansk International Airport", another name for VSG is ""Міжнародний аеропорт Луганськ"".
- Because of Luhansk International Airport's relatively low elevation of 636 feet, planes can take off or land at Luhansk 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.
- Luhansk International Airport (VSG) has 2 runways.
| 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 | 79.46 miles (127.88 km) WSW | Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport (DOK) | Donetsk, Ukraine | |
| 2 | 82.73 miles (133.14 km) SSE | Rostov-on-Don Airport (ROV) | Rostov-on-Don, Russia | |
| 3 | 128.76 miles (207.21 km) SW | Mariupol International Airport (MPW) | Mariupol, Ukraine | |
| 4 | 164.65 miles (264.98 km) SW | Berdyansk Airport (ERD) | Berdyansk, Ukraine | |
| 5 | 173.89 miles (279.85 km) NW | Kharkiv International Airport (HRK) | Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| 6 | 190.91 miles (307.24 km) W | Zaporizhzhya International Airport (OZH) | Zaporizhia, Ukraine | |
| 7 | 196.10 miles (315.60 km) W | Dnipropetrovsk International Airport (DNK) | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | |
| 8 | 198.03 miles (318.70 km) NW | Belgorod International Airport (EGO) | Belgorod, Russia | |
| 9 | 228.56 miles (367.83 km) E | Volgograd International Airport (VOG) | Volgograd, Russia | |
| 10 | 233.96 miles (376.52 km) S | Krasnodar International Airport (KRR) | Krasnodar, Russia | |
| 11 | 234.80 miles (377.87 km) N | Voronezh International Airport Chertovitskoye (VOZ) | Voronezh, Russia | |
| 12 | 252.89 miles (406.98 km) SW | Kerch Airport (KHC) | Kerch, Ukraine | |
| 13 | 254.78 miles (410.02 km) SSW | Anapa Airport (AAQ) | Anapa, Russia | |
| 14 | 262.73 miles (422.82 km) SSE | Stavropol Shpakovskoye Airport (STW) | Stavropol, Russia | |
| 15 | 267.65 miles (430.74 km) NNW | Vostochny Airport (URS) | Kursk, Russia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,707.75 miles (17,232.41 km) E | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 10,658.30 miles (17,152.83 km) SSW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 10,546.56 miles (16,973.00 km) SSE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 10,523.17 miles (16,935.36 km) S | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 10,421.24 miles (16,771.31 km) S | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 10,371.45 miles (16,691.18 km) SSE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 7 | 10,345.70 miles (16,649.75 km) S | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 10,340.20 miles (16,640.90 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 10,286.47 miles (16,554.43 km) E | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 10,277.92 miles (16,540.67 km) SE | Rarotonga International Airport (RAR) | Avarua, Cook Islands | |
| 11 | 10,272.90 miles (16,532.59 km) SSE | Akatoka Manava Airport (Mauke Airport) (MUK) | Mauke Island, Cook Islands | |
| 12 | 10,272.53 miles (16,532.00 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,264.64 miles (16,519.29 km) E | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 10,259.39 miles (16,510.84 km) E | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 10,245.43 miles (16,488.38 km) SSE | Mitiaro Island Airport (MOI) | Mitiaro Island, Cook Islands | |