Nonstop flight route between Valenciennes, France and Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia:
Departure Airport:
(50°19'32"N by 3°27'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(11°8'17"S by 28°52'33"E)
Distance from XVS to MNS:
4,515.16 miles (7,266.42 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS), Valenciennes, France and Mansa Airport (MNS), Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,515 miles (or 7,266 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 Mansa 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 Mansa 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 |
| 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: | MNS / FLMA |
| Airport Name: | Mansa Airport |
| Location: | Mansa, Luapula Province, Zambia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°8'17"S by 28°52'33"E |
| Area Served: | Mansa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4100 feet (1,250 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MNS |
| More Information: | MNS Maps & Info |
Facts about Valenciennes-Denain Airport (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.
- It appears that the Luftwaffe moved out of Denain in 1941 and the airfield was left unused.
- In French control after the war, the airport sat abandoned for several years.
- It supports general aviation with no commercial airline service scheduled.
- 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.
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NW of XVS.
- In addition to being known as "Valenciennes-Denain Airport", another name for XVS is "(Advanced Landing Ground A-83/B-74)".
Facts about Mansa Airport (MNS):
- Because of Mansa Airport's high elevation of 4,100 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MNS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MNS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Mansa Airport (MNS) is Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM), which is located 96 miles (155 kilometers) WSW of MNS.
- Mansa Airport (MNS) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Mansa Airport (MNS) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,789 miles (18,972 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
| 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 | 96.35 miles (155.06 km) WSW | Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) | Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | 119.32 miles (192.03 km) SSW | Kasompe Airport (CGJ) | Chingola, Zambia | |
| 3 | 129.47 miles (208.37 km) S | Ndola Airport (NLA) | Ndola, Zambia | |
| 4 | 131.28 miles (211.27 km) SSW | Southdowns Airport (KIW) | Kitwe, Zambia | |
| 5 | 165.95 miles (267.07 km) ENE | Kasama Airport (KAA) | Kasama, Zambia | |
| 6 | 184.28 miles (296.57 km) WSW | Solwezi Airport (SLI) | Solwezi, Zambia | |
| 7 | 217.67 miles (350.30 km) NE | Kasaba Bay Airport (ZKB) | Kasaba Bay, Zambia | |
| 8 | 229.70 miles (369.67 km) NE | Mbala Airport (MMQ) | Mbala, Northern Province, Zambia | |
| 9 | 230.06 miles (370.25 km) W | Kolwezi Airport (KWZ) | Kolwezi, Lualaba District, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 10 | 253.33 miles (407.69 km) SE | Mfuwe Airport (MFU) | Mfuwe, Eastern Province, Zambia | |
| 11 | 288.53 miles (464.35 km) NE | Sumbawanga Airport (SUT) | Sumbawanga, Tanzania | |
| 12 | 291.07 miles (468.43 km) S | Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) | Lusaka, Zambia | |
| 13 | 300.93 miles (484.30 km) NW | Kamina Air Base (KMN) | Kamina, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 14 | 301.08 miles (484.55 km) SE | Chipata Airport (CIP) | Chipata, Zambia | |
| 15 | 336.25 miles (541.14 km) ESE | Kasungu Airport (KBQ) | Kasungu, Malawi | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,788.89 miles (18,972.34 km) NNE | Hilo International Airport (ITO) | Hilo, Hawaii, United States | |
| 2 | 11,762.41 miles (18,929.72 km) NNE | Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) | Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 3 | 11,758.32 miles (18,923.13 km) NNE | Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) | Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States | |
| 4 | 11,753.95 miles (18,916.11 km) NNE | Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) | Kamuela, Hawaii, United States | |
| 5 | 11,732.05 miles (18,880.86 km) NNE | Upolu Airport (UPP) | Hawi, Hawaii, United States | |
| 6 | 11,694.86 miles (18,821.01 km) NNE | Hana Airport (HNM) | Hana, Hawaii, United States | |
| 7 | 11,676.13 miles (18,790.86 km) NNE | Kahului Airport (OGG) | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | |
| 8 | 11,673.86 miles (18,787.22 km) NE | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 9 | 11,666.26 miles (18,774.97 km) NNE | Lanai Airport (LNY) | Lanai City, Hawaii, United States | |
| 10 | 11,664.68 miles (18,772.43 km) NNE | Kapalua Airport (JHM) | Lahaina, Hawaii, United States | |
| 11 | 11,640.20 miles (18,733.03 km) NNE | Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | |
| 12 | 11,639.68 miles (18,732.20 km) NNE | Molokai Airport (MKK) | Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States | |
| 13 | 11,601.63 miles (18,670.96 km) NNE | Honolulu International Airport (HNL) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 14 | 11,601.63 miles (18,670.96 km) NNE | Hickam Field (HIK) | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
| 15 | 11,596.96 miles (18,663.45 km) NNE | Kalaeloa Airport (NAX) | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | |