Nonstop flight route between Valenciennes, France and Pickens, South Carolina, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS), Valenciennes, France and Pickens County Airport (LQK), Pickens, South Carolina, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,261 miles (or 6,858 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 Pickens County 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 Pickens County Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XVS / LFAV |
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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: | LQK / KLQK |
Airport Name: | Pickens County Airport |
Location: | Pickens, South Carolina, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 34°48'36"N by 82°42'10"W |
Area Served: | Pickens, South Carolina |
Operator/Owner: | Pickens County |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1013 feet (309 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from LQK |
More Information: | LQK Maps & Info |
Facts about Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS):
- 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 appears that the Luftwaffe moved out of Denain in 1941 and the airfield was left unused.
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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)".
- 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.
Facts about Pickens County Airport (LQK):
- Pickens County Airport (LQK) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Pickens County Airport (LQK) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,421 miles (18,380 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Pickens County Airport (LQK) is Oconee County Regional Airport (CEU), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) SW of LQK.