Nonstop flight route between Huai'an, Jiangsu, China and Valence, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA), Huai'an, Jiangsu, China and Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF), Valence, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,617 miles (or 9,039 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 Huai'an Lianshui Airport and Valence - Chabeuil Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
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Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | HIA / ZSSH |
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Location: | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China |
GPS Coordinates: | 33°46'37"N by 119°8'52"E |
Area Served: | Huai'an, Jiangsu, China |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from HIA |
More Information: | HIA Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | VAF / LFLU |
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Location: | Valence, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°54'56"N by 4°58'6"E |
Area Served: | Valence, DrĂŽme, France |
Operator/Owner: | Department of DrĂŽme |
Airport Type: | Public / Military |
Elevation: | 525 feet (160 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from VAF |
More Information: | VAF Maps & Info |
Facts about Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA):
- Because of Huai'an Lianshui Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Huai'an Lianshui 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 Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) is Lianyungang Baitabu Airport (LYG), which is located 57 miles (92 kilometers) NNW of HIA.
- The furthest airport from Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) is JunĂn Airport (JNI), which is nearly antipodal to Huai'an Lianshui Airport (meaning Huai'an Lianshui Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from JunĂn Airport), and is located 12,384 miles (19,929 kilometers) away in JunĂn, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- In addition to being known as "Huai'an Lianshui Airport", other names for HIA include "æ·źćźæ¶æ°Žæșćș" and "HuĂĄi'Än LiĂĄnshuÇ JÄ«chÇng".
- Huai'an Lianshui Airport handled 230,000 passengers last year.
- Huai'an Lianshui Airport (HIA) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF):
- The airport was a pre-World War II French Air Force airfield.
- Twelfth Air Force combat engineers moved into Valence-Chabeuil Airport in late August 1944, and cleared the airport of mines and destroyed German aircraft.
- The airport's origin dates from the 1930s when the French Air Force established Valence-Chabeuil Air Base.
- Because of Valence - Chabeuil Airport's relatively low elevation of 525 feet, planes can take off or land at Valence - Chabeuil 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 Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Valence - Chabeuil Airport (meaning Valence - Chabeuil Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,333 miles (19,848 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- In addition to being known as "Valence - Chabeuil Airport", other names for VAF include "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) Y-23" and "AĂ©roport de Valence - Chabeuil".
- Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) has 3 runways.
- The closest airport to Valence - Chabeuil Airport (VAF) is GrenobleâIsĂšre Airport (GNB), which is located 36 miles (57 kilometers) NNE of VAF.
- Today the airport is a modern, fully equipped facility with two additional parallel grass runways available for use.