Nonstop flight route between Berens River, Manitoba, Canada and Dijon, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Berens River Airport (YBV), Berens River, Manitoba, Canada and Dijon Air Base (DIJ), Dijon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,169 miles (or 6,710 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 Berens River Airport and Dijon Air Base, 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 Berens River Airport and Dijon Air Base. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YBV / CYBV |
Airport Name: | Berens River Airport |
Location: | Berens River, Manitoba, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°21'32"N by 97°1'5"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Manitoba |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 728 feet (222 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YBV |
More Information: | YBV Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | DIJ / LFSD |
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Location: | Dijon, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°16'26"N by 5°5'20"E |
Area Served: | Dijon, Bourgogne, France |
Operator/Owner: | Government of France |
Airport Type: | Military |
Elevation: | 726 feet (221 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from DIJ |
More Information: | DIJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Berens River Airport (YBV):
- Because of Berens River Airport's relatively low elevation of 728 feet, planes can take off or land at Berens River 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.
- Berens River Airport (YBV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Berens River Airport (YBV) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,405 miles (16,745 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Berens River Airport (YBV) is Bloodvein River Airport (YDV), which is located 42 miles (68 kilometers) SSE of YBV.
Facts about Dijon Air Base (DIJ):
- The war had left the airbase that genuine ruins littered with rubble, debris, scrap metal and charred remains of airplanes.
- Because of Dijon Air Base's relatively low elevation of 726 feet, planes can take off or land at Dijon Air Base 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 Dijon Air Base (DIJ) is Dole - Jura Airport (DLE), which is located 23 miles (37 kilometers) SE of DIJ.
- Operating as a joint civilian base, it is also a commercial airport.
- The first operational Luftwaffe unit to take up residence at Dijon was IV/KG 55 "Greiff", in February 1941, consisting of three squadrons numbers 10, 11 and 12, equipped with 12 Heinkel 111 bombers each.
- The furthest airport from Dijon Air Base (DIJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Dijon Air Base (meaning Dijon Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,186 miles (19,612 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Dijon Air Base (DIJ) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Dijon Air Base", another name for DIJ is "(Advanced Landing Ground Y-9)".
- On 12 September the first American units arrived at the base.