Nonstop flight route between Valenciennes, France and Zanesville, Ohio, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS), Valenciennes, France and Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV), Zanesville, Ohio, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,989 miles (or 6,420 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 Zanesville Municipal 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 Zanesville Municipal 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: | ZZV / KZZV |
| Airport Name: | Zanesville Municipal Airport |
| Location: | Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°56'39"N by 81°53'31"W |
| Area Served: | Zanesville, Ohio |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Zanesville |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 900 feet (274 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from ZZV |
| More Information: | ZZV Maps & Info |
Facts about Valenciennes-Denain Airport (XVS):
- 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.
- 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 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, a reconnaissance unit, Aufklärungsgruppe 12 was assigned to Denain in October 1940 with Henschel Hs 126 twin-seat light observation planes.
- It was seized by the Germans in late May 1940 during the early part of the Battle of France.
- 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)".
- 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.
- After the construction of a military airfield at Denain, the airfield was reactivated by the Luftwaffe, stationing Jagdgeschwader 3, a day fighter-interceptor unit assigned to the "Defense of the Reich" campaign against the American Eighth Air Force heavy bombers attacking targets in Occupied Europe and Germany.
Facts about Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV):
- Because of Zanesville Municipal Airport's relatively low elevation of 900 feet, planes can take off or land at Zanesville Municipal 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 Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) is Harry Clever Field (PHD), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) NE of ZZV.
- Zanesville Municipal Airport is a city owned airport six miles east of downtown Zanesville, in Muskingum County, Ohio.
- Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) has 2 runways.
- Zanesville Municipal Airport covers 534 acres at an elevation of 900 feet.
- The furthest airport from Zanesville Municipal Airport (ZZV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,413 miles (18,367 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The first airline flights were TWA DC-3s in 1947.
