Nonstop flight route between Valenciennes, France and Kinmen, Taiwan:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS), Valenciennes, France and Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH), Kinmen, Taiwan would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,927 miles (or 9,538 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 Valenciennes-Denain Airport and Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi 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 Valenciennes-Denain Airport and Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport). You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS):

• After being used for a brief time as a storage depot for excess aircraft after the war ended by Air Technical Service Command, the Americans turned the airfield back over to French authorities on 25 June 1945.
• In addition, a reconnaissance unit, Aufklärungsgruppe 12 was assigned to Denain in October 1940 with Henschel Hs 126 twin-seat light observation planes.
• It appears that the Luftwaffe moved out of Denain in 1941 and the airfield was left unused.
• C-47 Skytrain transports moved in and out of the American controlled airfield almost immediately after the runway was repaired, supplying the front line forces with the necessary materiel to support their advance.
• In addition to being known as "Valenciennes-Denain Airport", another name for XVS is "(Advanced Landing Ground A-83/B-74)".
• Valenciennes-Denain Airport is a regional airport in France, located southwest of Valenciennes.
• 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.
• The closest airport to Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NW of XVS.
• It is known that Denain was used by the Royal Air Force, as it was assigned ALG "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.
• 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.

Facts about Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH):

• A 2,580-metre connecting road links to a highway leading to two townships.
• Because of Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport)'s relatively low elevation of 93 feet, planes can take off or land at Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi 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 "Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport)", other names for KNH include "金門航空站金門尚義機場" and "Jīnmén HángkōngzhànJīnmén Shàngyì Jīchǎng".
• The furthest airport from Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) is Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport (ESG), which is nearly antipodal to Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (meaning Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Dr. Luis María Argaña International Airport), and is located 12,260 miles (19,730 kilometers) away in Mariscal Estigarribia, Paraguay.
• Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Kinmen Airport (Kinmen Shang Yi Airport) (KNH) is Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN), which is located only 17 miles (27 kilometers) WNW of KNH.