Nonstop flight route between Ovda, Israel and Lannion, France:
Departure Airport:
(29°56'25"N by 34°56'8"E)
Arrival Airport:
(48°45'15"N by 3°28'27"W)
Distance from VDA to LAI:
2,392.07 miles (3,849.65 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ovda Airport (VDA), Ovda, Israel and Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI), Lannion, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,392 miles (or 3,850 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 Ovda Airport and Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | VDA / LLOV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ovda, Israel |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°56'25"N by 34°56'8"E |
| Area Served: | Eilat, Israel |
| Operator/Owner: | IAA |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 1492 feet (455 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VDA |
| More Information: | VDA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LAI / LFRO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Lannion, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°45'15"N by 3°28'27"W |
| Area Served: | Lannion, France |
| Operator/Owner: | Syndicat Intercommunal de l'Aéroport |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 290 feet (88 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LAI |
| More Information: | LAI Maps & Info |
Facts about Ovda Airport (VDA):
- Ovda Airport started out as an airbase for the Israeli Air Force, constructed by the United States as a replacement for Etzion Air Force Base.
- Ovda Airport handled 136,791 passengers last year.
- On January 1, 2009, the airport was closed to landing traffic during nighttime until further notice by the Ministry of Transport, due to the deteriorating condition of its runway.
- Ovda Airport (VDA) has 2 runways.
- Ovda was originally built as a military airport in 1980 following Israel's withdrawal from the Sinai Peninsula as part of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty because the Israeli Air Force needed alternative airfields to its Sinai bases.
- The closest airport to Ovda Airport (VDA) is Yotvata Airfield (YOT), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) ESE of VDA.
- In addition to being known as "Ovda Airport", another name for VDA is "נְמַל הַתְּעוּפָה עוֹבְדָה".
- The furthest airport from Ovda Airport (VDA) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,788 miles (18,970 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
Facts about Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI):
- The closest airport to Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) is Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN), which is located only 19 miles (30 kilometers) SW of LAI.
- The furthest airport from Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is nearly antipodal to Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (meaning Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dunedin International Airport), and is located 12,082 miles (19,444 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport (LAI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport's relatively low elevation of 290 feet, planes can take off or land at Lannion - Côte de Granit 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.
- In addition to being known as "Lannion - Côte de Granit Airport", another name for LAI is "Aéroport de Lannion - Côte de Granit".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 8.34 miles (13.42 km) ESE | Yotvata Airfield (YOT) | Yotvata, Israel |     |
| 2 | 23.24 miles (37.40 km) SSE | King Hussein International Airport (AQJ) | Aqaba, Jordan | |
| 3 | 26.13 miles (42.05 km) SSW | Taba International Airport (TCP) | Taba, Egypt | |
| 4 | 26.43 miles (42.53 km) S | Eilat Airport (ETH) | Eilat, Israel | |
| 5 | 49.70 miles (79.98 km) NNE | Ein Yahav Airfield (EIY) | Ein Yahav, Israel | |
| 6 | 49.79 miles (80.13 km) N | Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP) | Mitzpe Ramon, Israel | |
| 7 | 93.90 miles (151.12 km) N | Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) | Beersheba, Israel | |
| 8 | 98.40 miles (158.37 km) NNW | Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) | Gaza, Palestine | |
| 9 | 99.60 miles (160.29 km) NNE | Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ) | Masada, Israel | |
| 10 | 101.43 miles (163.23 km) SSW | St. Catherine International Airport (SKV) | St. Catherine, Egypt | |
| 11 | 102.06 miles (164.25 km) NW | El Arish International Airport (AAC) | El Arish, Egypt | |
| 12 | 105.72 miles (170.14 km) NNW | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) | Gush Katif, Israel | |
| 13 | 134.02 miles (215.69 km) N | Atarot Airport (JRS) | Jerusalem, Israel | |
| 14 | 138.20 miles (222.41 km) NNE | Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 15 | 139.52 miles (224.54 km) SSW | Sharm el-Sheikh International Airpoirt (SSH) | Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,787.65 miles (18,970.34 km) SE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,684.87 miles (18,804.92 km) SW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,649.77 miles (18,748.44 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,601.65 miles (18,671.01 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,576.97 miles (18,631.29 km) SSW | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,566.36 miles (18,614.20 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,534.42 miles (18,562.81 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,526.95 miles (18,550.78 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,509.95 miles (18,523.42 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,486.34 miles (18,485.42 km) SW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,476.63 miles (18,469.79 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,465.42 miles (18,451.77 km) ESE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 11,462.96 miles (18,447.81 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,446.66 miles (18,421.56 km) SSE | Huahine – Fare Airport (HUH) | Huahine, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,440.40 miles (18,411.49 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 18.87 miles (30.37 km) SW | Morlaix - Ploujean Airport (MXN) | Morlaix, France | |
| 2 | 31.93 miles (51.38 km) ESE | Saint-Brieuc - Armor Airport (SBK) | Saint-Brieuc, France | |
| 3 | 48.20 miles (77.57 km) WSW | Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) | Brest, France | |
| 4 | 61.39 miles (98.80 km) NE | Guernsey Airport (GCI) | Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 62.54 miles (100.65 km) SSW | Quimper - Cornouaille Airport (UIP) | Quimper, France | |
| 6 | 64.65 miles (104.05 km) E | Dinard–Pleurtuit–Saint-Malo Airport (DNR) | Dinard, France | |
| 7 | 65.94 miles (106.12 km) ENE | Jersey Airport (JER) | Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 68.67 miles (110.51 km) S | Lorient South Brittany Airport (LRT) | Lorient, France | |
| 9 | 79.41 miles (127.80 km) SSE | Meucon Airport (VNE) | Vannes, France | |
| 10 | 86.96 miles (139.95 km) NE | Alderney Airport (ACI) | Alderney, Channel Islands, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 92.76 miles (149.29 km) ESE | Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) | Rennes, France | |
| 12 | 109.46 miles (176.16 km) NE | Cherbourg - Maupertus Airport (CER) | Cherbourg, France | |
| 13 | 118.71 miles (191.04 km) NNW | Plymouth City Airport (PLH) | Plymouth, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 134.97 miles (217.22 km) NNW | Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) | Newquay, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 135.72 miles (218.41 km) NW | Land's End Airport (LEQ) | Land's End, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,082.17 miles (19,444.33 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,070.23 miles (19,425.10 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,039.42 miles (19,375.52 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,032.95 miles (19,365.11 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,025.97 miles (19,353.88 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,025.83 miles (19,353.64 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,021.52 miles (19,346.72 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,020.47 miles (19,345.03 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,993.94 miles (19,302.33 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,988.03 miles (19,292.82 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,983.99 miles (19,286.31 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,977.31 miles (19,275.57 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,976.79 miles (19,274.72 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,958.67 miles (19,245.57 km) SW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,956.73 miles (19,242.44 km) SE | Fox Glacier Aerodrome (FGL) | Fox Glacier, New Zealand | |