Nonstop flight route between Valence, France and Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France and Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR), Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,213 miles (or 6,780 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 Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) 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 Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) 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: | YCR / CYCR | 
| Airport Name: | Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport | 
| Location: | Cross Lake, Manitoba, Canada | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°36'38"N by 97°45'36"W | 
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 707 feet (215 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from YCR | 
| More Information: | YCR 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.
- 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.
- 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 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".
Facts about Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR):
- Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,307 miles (16,587 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport's relatively low elevation of 707 feet, planes can take off or land at Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) 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 Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (YCR) is Jenpeg Airport (ZJG), which is located only 13 miles (21 kilometers) WSW of YCR.




