Nonstop flight route between Valenciennes, France and Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia:
Departure Airport:
(50°19'32"N by 3°27'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(8°18'36"S by 114°20'25"E)
Distance from XVS to BWX:
7,576.56 miles (12,193.26 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS), Valenciennes, France and Blimbingsari Airport (BWX), Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,577 miles (or 12,193 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: | BWX / WARB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 8°18'36"S by 114°20'25"E |
| Area Served: | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia |
| Operator/Owner: | Agung Podomoro Group |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 110 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BWX |
| More Information: | BWX Maps & Info |
Facts about Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS):
- In addition, a reconnaissance unit, Aufklärungsgruppe 12 was assigned to Denain in October 1940 with Henschel Hs 126 twin-seat light observation planes.
- 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.
- It is known that Denain was used by the Royal Air Force, as it was assigned ALG "B-74".
- 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.
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) currently has only 1 runway.
- It appears that the Luftwaffe moved out of Denain in 1941 and the airfield was left unused.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Valenciennes-Denain Airport", another name for XVS is "(Advanced Landing Ground A-83/B-74)".
Facts about Blimbingsari Airport (BWX):
- The closest airport to Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) is Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS), which is located 64 miles (103 kilometers) ESE of BWX.
- Because of Blimbingsari Airport's relatively low elevation of 110 feet, planes can take off or land at Blimbingsari 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 Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) is Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP), which is nearly antipodal to Blimbingsari Airport (meaning Blimbingsari Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Valle de la Pascua Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela.
- In addition to being known as "Blimbingsari Airport", another name for BWX is "Bandara Blimbingsari".
- Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) 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 | 64.12 miles (103.19 km) ESE | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 114.32 miles (183.99 km) WNW | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 121.11 miles (194.91 km) E | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 124.24 miles (199.94 km) WNW | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 135.86 miles (218.65 km) ESE | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 206.10 miles (331.69 km) WNW | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 269.82 miles (434.23 km) W | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 286.91 miles (461.73 km) WNW | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 297.53 miles (478.82 km) E | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 337.58 miles (543.28 km) N | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 342.03 miles (550.44 km) W | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 354.63 miles (570.72 km) NNE | Batu Licin Airport (BTW) | Batu Licin, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 364.99 miles (587.40 km) W | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 368.42 miles (592.91 km) NNE | Gusti Syamsir Alam Airport (KBU) | Kotabaru, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 379.47 miles (610.70 km) E | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.80 miles (19,907.21 km) NNE | Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) | Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela | |
| 2 | 12,331.41 miles (19,845.43 km) WNW | El Tigre Airport (ELX) | El Tigre, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 12,324.79 miles (19,834.77 km) WNW | San Tomé Airport (SOM) | San Tomé, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 12,324.64 miles (19,834.54 km) NW | Anaco Airport (AAO) | Anaco, Venezuela | |
| 5 | 12,311.24 miles (19,812.97 km) ENE | Las Flecheras Airport (SFD) | San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 12,309.47 miles (19,810.12 km) ENE | Calabozo Airport (CLZ) | Calabozo, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 12,296.08 miles (19,788.58 km) NNW | General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA) | Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 12,291.00 miles (19,780.40 km) W | Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 12,255.88 miles (19,723.87 km) NW | Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM) | Cumaná, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 12,254.24 miles (19,721.24 km) NNE | Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (CCS) | Maiquetía (near Caracas), Venezuela | |
| 11 | 12,253.73 miles (19,720.41 km) NE | El Libertador (MYC) | Maracay, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 12,243.52 miles (19,703.99 km) NE | Germán Olano Airport (PCR) | Puerto Carreño, Colombia | |
| 13 | 12,238.97 miles (19,696.66 km) WNW | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 12,238.56 miles (19,696.00 km) W | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (PZO) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 12,238.56 miles (19,696.00 km) W | Manuel Carlos Piar Guayana International Airport (CGU) | Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela | |