Nonstop flight route between Valenciennes, France and Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire:
Departure Airport:
(50°19'32"N by 3°27'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°15'20"N by 3°1'59"W)
Distance from XVS to BQO:
2,861.94 miles (4,605.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS), Valenciennes, France and Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO), Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,862 miles (or 4,606 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | XVS / LFAV |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Valenciennes, France |
| GPS Coordinates: | 50°19'32"N by 3°27'39"E |
| Elevation: | 177 feet (54 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from XVS |
| More Information: | XVS Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BQO / DIBN |
| Airport Name: | Bouna Tehini Airport |
| Location: | Bouna, Côte d'Ivoire |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°15'20"N by 3°1'59"W |
| Area Served: | Bouna |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1247 feet (380 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BQO |
| More Information: | BQO Maps & Info |
Facts about Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS):
- In addition to being known as "Valenciennes-Denain Airport", another name for XVS is "(Advanced Landing Ground A-83/B-74)".
- 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.
- It is known that Denain was used by the Royal Air Force, as it was assigned ALG "B-74".
- 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.
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- It was seized by the Germans in late May 1940 during the early part of the Battle of France.
- Denain Airport was cleared of German forces by Allied ground forces about 11 September 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
Facts about Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO):
- The closest airport to Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) is Gaoua Airport (XGA), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) N of BQO.
- The furthest airport from Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) is Funafuti International Airport (FUN), which is nearly antipodal to Bouna Tehini Airport (meaning Bouna Tehini Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Funafuti International Airport), and is located 12,276 miles (19,757 kilometers) away in Funafuti, Tuvalu.
- Bouna Tehini Airport (BQO) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.26 miles (37.43 km) NW | Lille Airport (LIL) | Lille, France |     |
| 2 | 29.04 miles (46.74 km) W | Arras - Roclincourt Airport (QRV) | Arras / Roclincourt, France | |
| 3 | 35.79 miles (57.59 km) NNW | Kortrijk-Wevelgem International Airport (KJK) | Wevelgem, Belgium | |
| 4 | 41.33 miles (66.52 km) WNW | Merville - Calonne Airport (HZB) | Merville / Calonne, France | |
| 5 | 44.66 miles (71.87 km) ENE | Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) | Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium | |
| 6 | 56.96 miles (91.66 km) WSW | Amiens - Glisy Aerodrome (QAM) | Amiens, France | |
| 7 | 59.96 miles (96.50 km) NE | Brussels Airport (BRU) | Brussels, Belgium | |
| 8 | 63.50 miles (102.19 km) NW | Dunkerque – Les Moëres Airfield (XDK) | Dunkerque, France | |
| 9 | 65.80 miles (105.90 km) NNW | Ostend-Bruges International Airport (OST) | Flanders, Belgium | |
| 10 | 73.07 miles (117.60 km) W | Aerodrome Abbeville (XAB) | Abbeville, France | |
| 11 | 73.96 miles (119.02 km) NE | Antwerp International Airport (ANR) | Antwerp, Belgium | |
| 12 | 74.91 miles (120.56 km) SSE | Reims-Champagne Air Base (RHE) | Reims, France | |
| 13 | 79.38 miles (127.76 km) NW | Calais–Dunkerque Airport (CQF) | Calais / Dunkerque, France | |
| 14 | 81.77 miles (131.60 km) W | Le Touquet - Côte d'Opale Airport (LTQ) | Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France | |
| 15 | 85.00 miles (136.79 km) SW | Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) | Beauvais, France | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,986.60 miles (19,290.52 km) S | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,755.14 miles (18,918.02 km) ESE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,753.32 miles (18,915.09 km) ESE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,738.66 miles (18,891.50 km) SE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,732.71 miles (18,881.91 km) SE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,729.94 miles (18,877.46 km) ESE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,717.73 miles (18,857.81 km) SE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,697.92 miles (18,825.93 km) ESE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,694.94 miles (18,821.13 km) ESE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,692.42 miles (18,817.07 km) ESE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,689.43 miles (18,812.27 km) SE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,689.20 miles (18,811.90 km) SSE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,674.71 miles (18,788.58 km) SE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,670.71 miles (18,782.14 km) ESE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,670.68 miles (18,782.09 km) ESE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 78.41 miles (126.18 km) N | Gaoua Airport (XGA) | Gaoua, Burkina Faso | |
| 2 | 87.55 miles (140.89 km) SSE | Soko Airport (BDK) | Bondoukou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 117.87 miles (189.70 km) N | Diébougou Airport (XDE) | Diebougou, Burkina Faso | |
| 4 | 139.44 miles (224.41 km) SSE | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 5 | 142.66 miles (229.58 km) NNE | Leo Airport (XLU) | Leo, Burkina Faso | |
| 6 | 149.39 miles (240.42 km) E | Tamale Airport (TML) | Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana | |
| 7 | 149.59 miles (240.73 km) W | Ferkessedougou Airport (FEK) | Ferkessédougou, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 152.00 miles (244.62 km) NW | Banfora Airport (BNR) | Banfora, Burkina Faso | |
| 9 | 158.42 miles (254.96 km) NNW | Bobo Dioulasso Airport (BOY) | Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso | |
| 10 | 158.94 miles (255.79 km) WSW | Katiola Airport (KTC) | Katiola, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 11 | 172.28 miles (277.26 km) W | Korhogo Airport (HGO) | Korhogo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 174.41 miles (280.68 km) SW | Bouaké Airport (BYK) | Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 13 | 184.63 miles (297.14 km) NE | Pô Airport (PUP) | Pô, Burkina Faso | |
| 14 | 201.42 miles (324.15 km) SSE | Kumasi Airport (KMS) | Kumasi, Ghana | |
| 15 | 210.80 miles (339.25 km) NE | Zabré Airport (XZA) | Zabré, Burkina Faso | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,276.44 miles (19,756.97 km) WSW | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 2 | 11,977.93 miles (19,276.56 km) S | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 11,952.22 miles (19,235.18 km) SW | Aéroport de Futuna - Pointe-Vele Pointe Vele Airport (FUT) | Futuna Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 4 | 11,916.91 miles (19,178.36 km) S | Yasawa Island Airport (YAS) | Yasawa Island, Fiji | |
| 5 | 11,913.58 miles (19,173.00 km) SSW | Labasa Airport (LBS) | Labasa, Fiji | |
| 6 | 11,897.24 miles (19,146.70 km) WSW | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 7 | 11,886.93 miles (19,130.12 km) S | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,855.14 miles (19,078.95 km) S | Mana Island Airport (MNF) | Mana Island, Fiji | |
| 9 | 11,853.99 miles (19,077.10 km) SSW | Koro Airport (KXF) | Koro Island, Fiji | |
| 10 | 11,848.65 miles (19,068.51 km) S | Nadi International Airport (NAN) | Nadi, Fiji | |
| 11 | 11,840.33 miles (19,055.11 km) SSW | Levuka Airfield (LEV) | Bureta, Ovalau Island, Fiji | |
| 12 | 11,820.30 miles (19,022.88 km) S | Suva International Airport (SUV) | Suva / Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| 13 | 11,800.19 miles (18,990.51 km) SSW | Cicia Airport (ICI) | Cicia, Fiji | |
| 14 | 11,773.76 miles (18,947.99 km) SW | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,763.11 miles (18,930.84 km) SSW | Moala Airport (MFJ) | Moala, Moala Islands, Fiji | |