Nonstop flight route between Chartres, France and Avignon, France:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France and Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN), Avignon, France would travel a Great Circle distance of 354 miles (or 569 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 relatively short distance between Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome and Avignon - Caumont Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | AVN / LFMV |
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Location: | Avignon, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°54'24"N by 4°54'6"E |
Area Served: | Avignon / Caumont |
Operator/Owner: | CCI Vaucluse |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 124 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 3 |
View all routes: | Routes from AVN |
More Information: | AVN Maps & Info |
Facts about Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ):
- The airfield was first attacked by the German Luftwaffe on 3 June by a formation of 15 twin engine Dornier Do-17 light bombers.
- It was liberated by Allied ground forces about 21 August 1944 during the Northern France Campaign.
- The facility was a military field, prior to 1870, dedicated to cavalry.
- World War II had almost totally destroyed Champhol Airport.
- The closest airport to Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of 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".
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Even if it was a huge part of its History, Chartres airfield was not only a German or an American one.
- 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.
- The first plane in the world took off on October, the 9th, 1890, in France, due to the engineer Clément Ader.
Facts about Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN):
- The furthest airport from Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Avignon - Caumont Airport (meaning Avignon - Caumont Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,369 miles (19,906 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Avignon - Caumont Airport", another name for AVN is "Aéroport d'Avignon - Caumont".
- Because of Avignon - Caumont Airport's relatively low elevation of 124 feet, planes can take off or land at Avignon - Caumont 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 Avignon - Caumont Airport (AVN) is Orange-Caritat Air Base (BA 115) (XOG), which is located only 16 miles (26 kilometers) N of AVN.