Nonstop flight route between Kilimanjaro, Tanzania and Chartres, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), Kilimanjaro, Tanzania and Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,174 miles (or 6,717 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 Kilimanjaro International Airport and Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome, 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 Kilimanjaro International Airport and Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | JRO / HTKJ |
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Location: | Kilimanjaro, Tanzania |
GPS Coordinates: | 3°25'45"S by 37°4'27"E |
Area Served: | Arusha and Moshi |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2932 feet (894 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from JRO |
More Information: | JRO Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | QTJ / LFOR |
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Location: | Chartres, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°27'32"N by 1°31'26"E |
Area Served: | Chartres / Champhol, France |
Operator/Owner: | Chartres Métropole |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 509 feet (155 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from QTJ |
More Information: | QTJ Maps & Info |
Facts about Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO):
- Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) currently has only 1 runway.
- Kilimanjaro International Airport handled 66,514 passengers last year.
- Kilimanjaro Airport opened on 2 December 1971 and cost US$13 million to build.
- The closest airport to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) is Moshi Airport (QSI), which is located only 18 miles (29 kilometers) ENE of JRO.
- The furthest airport from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,486 miles (18,485 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.
- The following airlines maintain regular, scheduled passenger and cargo service to Kilimanjaro International Airport.
- In addition to being known as "Kilimanjaro International Airport", another name for JRO is "Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Kilimanjaro".
Facts about Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ):
- After the Battle of France, Chartres was used as a Luftwaffe military airfield during the occupation.
- In addition to being known as "Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome", other names for QTJ include "Aérodrome de Chartres - Champhol" and "Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-40".
- World War II had almost totally destroyed Champhol Airport.
- The combat units moved out at the end of October 1944, and until the end of the war, Chartres became a resupply and combat casualty evacuation airfield, and performing other support roles for the Allies.
- The furthest airport from Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (meaning Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The first plane in the world took off on October, the 9th, 1890, in France, due to the engineer Clément Ader.
- The closest airport to Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of QTJ.
- Because of Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome's relatively low elevation of 509 feet, planes can take off or land at Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome 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 facility was a military field, prior to 1870, dedicated to cavalry.
- A this time, the airfield was opened to civil planes, as well.
- Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) has 2 runways.