Nonstop flight route between Dunkerque, France and Alliance, Nebraska, United States:
Departure Airport:
(51°2'31"N by 2°33'11"E)
Arrival Airport:
(42°3'11"N by 102°48'14"W)
Distance from XDK to AIA:
4,601.30 miles (7,405.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK), Dunkerque, France and Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA), Alliance, Nebraska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,601 miles (or 7,405 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 Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield and Alliance Municipal 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 Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield and Alliance Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XDK / LFAK |
| Airport Name: | Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield |
| Location: | Dunkerque, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 51°2'31"N by 2°33'11"E |
| Operator/Owner: | Syndicat Intercommunal des Dunes de Flandre |
| Airport Type: | Restricted use |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XDK |
| More Information: | XDK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AIA / KAIA |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Alliance, Nebraska, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 42°3'11"N by 102°48'14"W |
| Area Served: | Alliance, Nebraska |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Alliance |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AIA |
| More Information: | AIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK):
- Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) is Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) NE of XDK.
- The furthest airport from Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,935 miles (19,207 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Because of Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield's relatively low elevation of -3 feet, planes can take off or land at Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield 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.
Facts about Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA):
- Alliance AAF was divided into air operations, quartermaster, troop cantonment, and gunnery ranges.
- Today many World War II-era buildings remain in use.
- By December 1945 the facility was declared surplus property.
- As paratroopers flooded into Alliance, housing was short.
- Great Lakes suffers a $2,450,711 annual operating loss providing service to Alliance and Chadron.
- The furthest airport from Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,697 miles (17,215 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA) is Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF), which is located 43 miles (68 kilometers) WSW of AIA.
- In addition to being known as "Alliance Municipal Airport", another name for AIA is "(former Alliance Army Airfield)".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.32 miles (27.87 km) NE | Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) | Flanders, Belgium |     |
| 2 | 26.76 miles (43.06 km) WSW | Calais–Dunkerque Airport (CQF) | Calais / Dunkerque, France | |
| 3 | 29.65 miles (47.71 km) S | Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) | Merville / Calonne, France | |
| 4 | 32.36 miles (52.07 km) ESE | Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) | Wevelgem, Belgium | |
| 5 | 40.48 miles (65.14 km) SE | Lille Airport (LIL) | Lille, France | |
| 6 | 50.82 miles (81.79 km) SSE | Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV) | Arras / Roclincourt, France | |
| 7 | 54.44 miles (87.61 km) SW | Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France | |
| 8 | 56.22 miles (90.48 km) WNW | Manston Airport (MSE) | Manston, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 63.50 miles (102.19 km) SE | Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) | Valenciennes, France | |
| 10 | 66.76 miles (107.44 km) W | Lympne Airport (LYM) | Lympne, Kent, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 69.70 miles (112.17 km) SSW | Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) | Abbeville, France | |
| 12 | 70.43 miles (113.34 km) W | Lydd International Airport (LYX) | Lydd, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 81.11 miles (130.54 km) S | Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) | Amiens, France | |
| 14 | 82.30 miles (132.45 km) ENE | Woensdrecht Air Base (WOE) | Woensdrecht, Netherlands | |
| 15 | 83.34 miles (134.13 km) E | Antwerp International Airport (ANR) | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,934.98 miles (19,207.43 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,771.02 miles (18,943.57 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,761.91 miles (18,928.92 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,735.85 miles (18,886.97 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,734.93 miles (18,885.50 km) SE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,734.12 miles (18,884.18 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,723.14 miles (18,866.51 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,714.84 miles (18,853.15 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,709.24 miles (18,844.16 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,707.09 miles (18,840.68 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,683.04 miles (18,801.98 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,677.16 miles (18,792.51 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,676.81 miles (18,791.95 km) ESE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,671.02 miles (18,782.64 km) SSE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,670.58 miles (18,781.93 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 42.52 miles (68.43 km) WSW | Western Nebraska Regional Airport (BFF) | Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States | |
| 2 | 56.18 miles (90.41 km) NNW | Chadron Municipal Airport (CDR) | Chadron, Nebraska, United States | |
| 3 | 66.55 miles (107.10 km) S | Sidney Municipal Airport (SNY) | Sidney, Nebraska, United States | |
| 4 | 68.60 miles (110.40 km) NNE | Pine Ridge Airport (XPR) | Pine Ridge, South Dakota, United States | |
| 5 | 69.20 miles (111.37 km) W | Torrington Municipal Airport (TOR) | Torrington, Wyoming, United States | |
| 6 | 120.81 miles (194.42 km) WSW | Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 7 | 124.12 miles (199.75 km) WSW | Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW) | Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States | |
| 8 | 126.92 miles (204.25 km) ESE | North Platte Regional Airport (LBF) | North Platte, Nebraska, United States | |
| 9 | 127.65 miles (205.43 km) ENE | Miller Field (VTN) | Valentine, Nebraska, United States | |
| 10 | 131.55 miles (211.71 km) S | Colorado Plains Regional Airport (AKO) | Akron, Colorado, United States | |
| 11 | 138.22 miles (222.45 km) N | Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | |
| 12 | 141.35 miles (227.48 km) WNW | Converse County Airport (DGW) | Douglas, Wyoming, United States | |
| 13 | 145.26 miles (233.77 km) N | Ellsworth Air Force Base (RCA) | Rapid City, South Dakota, United States | |
| 14 | 146.60 miles (235.93 km) SW | Greeley-Weld County Airport (GXY) | Greeley, Colorado, United States | |
| 15 | 148.12 miles (238.38 km) ENE | Ainsworth Regional Airport (ANW) | Ainsworth, Nebraska, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,696.91 miles (17,214.97 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,559.59 miles (16,993.98 km) SE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,527.35 miles (16,942.09 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 10,506.71 miles (16,908.88 km) SE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,353.37 miles (16,662.10 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,316.77 miles (16,603.18 km) W | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,293.82 miles (16,566.25 km) W | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,273.71 miles (16,533.90 km) W | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,269.88 miles (16,527.73 km) W | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,233.46 miles (16,469.11 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,231.84 miles (16,466.50 km) W | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,230.37 miles (16,464.14 km) ESE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,217.47 miles (16,443.39 km) W | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,208.33 miles (16,428.68 km) W | Albany Airport (ALH) | Albany, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,207.77 miles (16,427.77 km) W | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |