Nonstop flight route between Chartres, France and Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ), Chartres, France and Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport (YGV), Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,838 miles (or 4,567 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 Havre-Saint-Pierre 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 Havre-Saint-Pierre 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: | YGV / CYGV |
Airport Name: | Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport |
Location: | Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°16'54"N by 63°36'39"W |
Operator/Owner: | Transport Canada |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 124 feet (38 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YGV |
More Information: | YGV Maps & Info |
Facts about Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ):
- The first plane in the world took off on October, the 9th, 1890, in France, due to the engineer Clément Ader.
- 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".
- Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) has 2 runways.
- It remains an important Air Force Base after 1953, included technical Units, a military training center and a broadcasting station.
- 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 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.
- Once declared operationally ready, the airfield had a concrete runway 5500' long aligned 08/26, with much Pierced Steel Planking used to repair the damage caused by the frequent Allied bombing.
- The French Air Force closed the military air base in 1997.
- The airfield was first attacked by the German Luftwaffe on 3 June by a formation of 15 twin engine Dornier Do-17 light bombers.
- The closest airport to Chartres - Champhol Aerodrome (QTJ) is Toussus-le-Noble Airport (TNF), which is located 33 miles (54 kilometers) NE of QTJ.
- KG 100, KG 53, KG 66 were all night bombardment units that engaged in operations over England.
Facts about Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport (YGV):
- The furthest airport from Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport (YGV) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 11,375 miles (18,306 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Because of Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport's relatively low elevation of 124 feet, planes can take off or land at Havre-Saint-Pierre 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.
- Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport (YGV) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Havre-Saint-Pierre Airport (YGV) is Baie-Johan-Beetz Seaplane Base (SPB) (YBJ), which is located 35 miles (57 kilometers) E of YGV.