Nonstop flight route between Valenciennes, France and Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela:
Departure Airport:
(50°19'32"N by 3°27'39"E)
Arrival Airport:
(9°13'18"N by 65°59'35"W)
Distance from XVS to VDP:
4,826.04 miles (7,766.74 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS), Valenciennes, France and Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP), Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,826 miles (or 7,767 kilometers).
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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: | VDP / SVVP |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Valle de la Pascua, Guárico, Venezuela |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°13'18"N by 65°59'35"W |
| Area Served: | Valle de la Pascua, Venezuela |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 410 feet (125 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from VDP |
| More Information: | VDP Maps & Info |
Facts about Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS):
- Denain Airport began as a pre-World War II airport in France, most likely with a grass runway and several support buildings and a hangar.
- It appears that the Luftwaffe moved out of Denain in 1941 and the airfield was left unused.
- In addition to being known as "Valenciennes-Denain Airport", another name for XVS is "(Advanced Landing Ground A-83/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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- Denain Airport was cleared of German forces by Allied ground forces about 11 September 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
- The closest airport to Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS) is Lille Airport (LIL), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) NW of XVS.
Facts about Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP):
- Because of Valle de la Pascua Airport's relatively low elevation of 410 feet, planes can take off or land at Valle de la Pascua 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.
- Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Valle de la Pascua Airport", another name for VDP is "Valle de la Pascua".
- The furthest airport from Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) is Blimbingsari Airport (BWX), which is nearly antipodal to Valle de la Pascua Airport (meaning Valle de la Pascua Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Blimbingsari Airport), and is located 12,370 miles (19,907 kilometers) away in Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to Valle de la Pascua Airport (VDP) is Calabozo Airport (CLZ), which is located 99 miles (160 kilometers) WSW of VDP.
| 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 | 99.28 miles (159.78 km) WSW | Calabozo Airport (CLZ) | Calabozo, Venezuela | |
| 2 | 104.80 miles (168.66 km) E | Anaco Airport (AAO) | Anaco, Venezuela | |
| 3 | 107.85 miles (173.57 km) NE | General José Antonio Anzoátegui International Airport (BLA) | Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela | |
| 4 | 117.10 miles (188.46 km) NW | Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport (CCS) | Maiquetía (near Caracas), Venezuela | |
| 5 | 124.59 miles (200.50 km) ESE | El Tigre Airport (ELX) | El Tigre, Venezuela | |
| 6 | 125.65 miles (202.21 km) WNW | El Libertador (MYC) | Maracay, Venezuela | |
| 7 | 127.13 miles (204.60 km) E | San Tomé Airport (SOM) | San Tomé, Venezuela | |
| 8 | 135.57 miles (218.18 km) SW | Las Flecheras Airport (SFD) | San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela | |
| 9 | 146.55 miles (235.85 km) WNW | Arturo Michelena International Airport (VLN) | Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela | |
| 10 | 152.59 miles (245.57 km) NE | Antonio José de Sucre Airport (CUM) | Cumaná, Venezuela | |
| 11 | 180.68 miles (290.77 km) NE | Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport (PMV) | Porlamar, Venezuela | |
| 12 | 184.23 miles (296.49 km) ESE | Tomás de Heres Airport (CBL) | Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela | |
| 13 | 193.76 miles (311.82 km) NNW | Los Roques Airport (LRV) | Los Roques, Venezuela | |
| 14 | 196.94 miles (316.94 km) E | José Tadeo Monagas International Airport (MUN) | Maturín, Venezuela | |
| 15 | 210.79 miles (339.23 km) ENE | General José Francisco Bermúdez Airport (CUP) | Carúpano, Venezuela | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,369.80 miles (19,907.21 km) SSW | Blimbingsari Airport (BWX) | Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,351.08 miles (19,877.08 km) WSW | Ngurah Rai International Airport (NRIA) (DPS) | Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,311.07 miles (19,812.70 km) SE | Abdul Rachman Saleh Airport (MLG) | Malang, East Java, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,287.15 miles (19,774.21 km) WSW | Selaparang Airport (AMI) | Mataram, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,284.63 miles (19,770.15 km) SSE | Juanda International Airport (SUB) | Surabaya, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,278.62 miles (19,760.48 km) WSW | Lombok International Airport (LOP) | Mataram (near Praya), Lombok, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,217.97 miles (19,662.87 km) SE | Ngloram Airport (CPF) | Cepu, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,173.19 miles (19,590.80 km) ESE | Adisucipto International Airport (JOG) | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,143.69 miles (19,543.32 km) ESE | Achmad Yani International Airport (AYIA) (SRG) | Semarang, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,113.83 miles (19,495.27 km) W | Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport (BMU) | Bima, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,100.28 miles (19,473.47 km) ESE | Purwokerto / Wirasaba Airport (PWL) | Wirasaba, Central Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,080.70 miles (19,441.95 km) ESE | Tunggul Wulung Airport (CXP) | Cilacap, Java Island, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,034.10 miles (19,366.96 km) S | Syamsudin Noor International Airport (SNA) (BDJ) | Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,032.01 miles (19,363.59 km) W | Komodo Airport (LBJ) | Labuan Bajo, Flores Island, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,025.79 miles (19,353.59 km) ESE | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |