Nonstop flight route between Chartres, France and Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France and Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK), Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,899 miles (or 4,666 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 Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome and Yamoussoukro 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 Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome and Yamoussoukro Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | ASK / DIYO |
Airport Name: | Yamoussoukro Airport |
Location: | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire |
GPS Coordinates: | 6°54'11"N by 5°21'56"W |
Area Served: | Yamoussoukro |
Elevation: | 699 feet (213 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from ASK |
More Information: | ASK Maps & Info |
Facts about Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ):
- 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".
- The Chartres area was heavily attacked on several missions by United States Army Air Force Eighth Air Force bombers in 1943 and 1944 and the airport was singularly attacked on 15 September 1943 by 22 B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bombardment Group.
- 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 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.
- Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- A this time, the airfield was opened to civil planes, as well.
- Just prior to the D-Day landings in Normandy, additional attacks were made on the airfield by B-26 Marauder medium bombers of the IX Bomber Command 322d Bombardment Group during May 1944.
- The closest airport to Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of QTJ.
- The French Air Force closed the military air base in 1997.
Facts about Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK):
- Because of Yamoussoukro Airport's relatively low elevation of 699 feet, planes can take off or land at Yamoussoukro 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 Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is nearly antipodal to Yamoussoukro Airport (meaning Yamoussoukro Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Arorae Island Airport), and is located 12,105 miles (19,481 kilometers) away in Arorae Island, Kiribati.
- The closest airport to Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) is Dimbokro Airport (DIM), which is located 53 miles (85 kilometers) ESE of ASK.
- Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) currently has only 1 runway.