Nonstop flight route between Vienna, Austria and Valenciennes, France:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Vienna International Airport (VIE), Vienna, Austria and Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS), Valenciennes, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 610 miles (or 982 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 Vienna International Airport and Valenciennes-Denain Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Vienna International Airport (VIE):

• Because of Vienna International Airport's relatively low elevation of 600 feet, planes can take off or land at Vienna 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.
• Because of its constant growth in passenger numbers and freight Austria's biggest airport is undergoing major construction works with several new and extensively adapted buildings since 2004.
• The Vienna S-Bahn line S7 provides a local service to the city centre.
• The furthest airport from Vienna International Airport (VIE) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,745 miles (18,902 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• In addition to being known as "Vienna International Airport", another name for VIE is "Flughafen Wien-Schwechat".
• The closest airport to Vienna International Airport (VIE) is Bratislava Airport (BTS), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) E of VIE.
• Flughafen Wien AG, one of the few publicly traded airport operators in Europe, was privatised in 1992.
• Vienna International Airport (VIE) has 2 runways.

Facts about Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS):

• In response to the interceptor attacks, Denain was attacked by USAAF Ninth Air Force B-26 Marauder medium bombers and P-47 Thunderbolts mostly with 500-pound General-Purpose bombs.
• In addition, a reconnaissance unit, Aufklärungsgruppe 12 was assigned to Denain in October 1940 with Henschel Hs 126 twin-seat light observation planes.
• Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Valenciennes-Denain Airport's relatively low elevation of 177 feet, planes can take off or land at Valenciennes-Denain 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 wartime air base is still evident with the 5500' concrete NE/SW runway remaining, complete with patched bomb craters and expansion joints allowing grass to grow between the concrete pads.
• After the construction of a military airfield at Denain, the airfield was reactivated by the Luftwaffe, stationing Jagdgeschwader 3, a day fighter-interceptor unit assigned to the "Defense of the Reich" campaign against the American Eighth Air Force heavy bombers attacking targets in Occupied Europe and Germany.
• Reconstruction of the airport included an entirely new asphalt runway, aligned 11/29, along with appropriate taxiways, ramp space and new infrastructure buildings on the north-west side of the airfield.
• The closest airport to Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NW of XVS.
• In addition to being known as "Valenciennes-Denain Airport", another name for XVS is "(Advanced Landing Ground A-83/B-74)".
• The furthest airport from Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,987 miles (19,291 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.