Nonstop flight route between Valence, France and Chabahar, Iran:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France and Konarak International Airport (ZBR), Chabahar, Iran would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,331 miles (or 5,361 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 Konarak International 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 Konarak International 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: | ZBR / OIZC | 
| Airport Name: | Konarak International Airport | 
| Location: | Chabahar, Iran | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°26'35"N by 60°22'54"E | 
| Area Served: | Chabahar | 
| Airport Type: | Military | 
| Elevation: | 43 feet (13 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from ZBR | 
| More Information: | ZBR Maps & Info | 
Facts about Valence - Chabeuil Airport (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".
 - 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.
 - Twelfth Air Force combat engineers moved into Valence-Chabeuil Airport in late August 1944, and cleared the airport of mines and destroyed German aircraft.
 - After the forceful occupation of Vichy France in November 1942 as a result of Case Anton Wehrmacht units moved into the Valence area and the airport came under the control of the Luftwaffe.
 - 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 Konarak International Airport (ZBR):
- Because of Konarak International Airport's relatively low elevation of 43 feet, planes can take off or land at Konarak 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.
 - The furthest airport from Konarak International Airport (ZBR) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,794 miles (18,981 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
 - Konarak International Airport (ZBR) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Konarak International Airport (ZBR) is Jiwani (JIW), which is located 93 miles (149 kilometers) ESE of ZBR.
 
