Nonstop flight route between Valence, France and Yanji, Jilin, China:
Departure Airport:
(44°54'56"N by 4°58'6"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°52'58"N by 129°27'3"E)
Distance from VAF to YNJ:
5,474.92 miles (8,811.02 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France and Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ), Yanji, Jilin, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,475 miles (or 8,811 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: | YNJ / ZYYJ |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Yanji, Jilin, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°52'58"N by 129°27'3"E |
| Area Served: | Yanji |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 623 feet (190 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YNJ |
| More Information: | YNJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF):
- 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.
- 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's origin dates from the 1930s when the French Air Force established Valence-Chabeuil 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".
- 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 Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ):
- In addition to being known as "Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport", other names for YNJ include "延吉朝阳川机场Yánjí Chāoyángchuān Jīchǎng" and "연길조양천공항延吉朝陽川空港Yeongil Joyangcheon Gonghang".
- Because of Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport's relatively low elevation of 623 feet, planes can take off or land at Yanji Chaoyangchuan 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 Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) is Chongjin Airport (RGO), which is located 101 miles (162 kilometers) S of YNJ.
- Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ) is Miramar Airport (MJR), which is located 11,936 miles (19,209 kilometers) away in Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport handled 1,016,274 passengers last year.
| 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 | 100.91 miles (162.39 km) S | Chongjin Airport (RGO) | Chongjin, North Korea, China | |
| 2 | 111.39 miles (179.27 km) WSW | Changbaishan Airport (NBS) | Baishan, Jilin, China | |
| 3 | 113.56 miles (182.76 km) N | Mudanjiang Hailang Airport (MDG) | Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 4 | 140.73 miles (226.48 km) ENE | Vladivostok International Airport (VVO) | Vladivostok, Russia | |
| 5 | 171.68 miles (276.29 km) WNW | Jilin Ertaizi Airport (JIL) | Jilin City, Jilin, China | |
| 6 | 184.16 miles (296.37 km) NNE | Jixi Xingkaihu Airport (JXA) | Jixi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 7 | 195.55 miles (314.70 km) WSW | Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH) | Tonghua, Jilin, China | |
| 8 | 203.96 miles (328.24 km) WNW | Changchun Longjia International Airport (CGQ) | Changchun, Jilin, China | |
| 9 | 246.83 miles (397.24 km) NW | Harbin Taiping International Airport (HRB) | Harbin, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 10 | 278.11 miles (447.58 km) N | Jiamusi Dongjiao Airport (JMU) | Jiamusi, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 11 | 316.92 miles (510.03 km) WSW | Shenyang Taoxian International Airport (SHE) | Shenyang, China | |
| 12 | 320.43 miles (515.68 km) SW | Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ) | Pyongyang, North Korea | |
| 13 | 329.24 miles (529.86 km) NW | Daqing Sartu Airport (DQA) | Daqing, Heilongjiang, China | |
| 14 | 330.57 miles (531.99 km) S | Sokcho Airport (SHO) | Sokcho, South Korea | |
| 15 | 355.42 miles (571.98 km) S | Gangneung Airbase (KAG) | Kangnung (Gangneung), South Korea | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,935.86 miles (19,208.86 km) SE | Miramar Airport (MJR) | Miramar, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 2 | 11,933.67 miles (19,205.33 km) SE | Astor Piazzolla International Airport (MDQ) | Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 3 | 11,917.81 miles (19,179.81 km) SE | Villa Gesell Airport (VLG) | Villa Gesell, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 4 | 11,907.97 miles (19,163.98 km) ESE | Necochea Airport (NEC) | Necochea, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 5 | 11,837.80 miles (19,051.05 km) ESE | Tres Arroyos Airport (OYO) | Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 6 | 11,834.49 miles (19,045.72 km) SE | Tandil Airport (TDL) | Tandil, Argentina | |
| 7 | 11,830.88 miles (19,039.90 km) SSE | Capitán de Corbeta Carlos A. Curbelo International Airport (PDP) | Maldonado/Punta del Este, Maldonado, Uruguay | |
| 8 | 11,807.93 miles (19,002.98 km) SSE | Carrasco/General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD) | Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay | |
| 9 | 11,781.94 miles (18,961.15 km) E | Gobernador Edgardo Castello Airport (VDM) | Viedma, Argentina | |
| 10 | 11,781.77 miles (18,960.87 km) SE | Las Flores Airport (ELB) | El Banco, Colombia | |
| 11 | 11,778.65 miles (18,955.85 km) SE | Olavarría Airport (OVR) | Olavarría, Argentina | |
| 12 | 11,765.36 miles (18,934.47 km) ESE | Comandante Espora Airport (BHI) | Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina | |
| 13 | 11,763.14 miles (18,930.89 km) SE | La Plata Airport (LPG) | La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
| 14 | 11,741.37 miles (18,895.85 km) SSE | Port Stanley Airport (PSY) | Stanley, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 11,736.90 miles (18,888.66 km) SE | Laguna de los Patos International Airport (CYR) | Colonia del Sacramento, Colonia, Uruguay | |