Nonstop flight route between Vatry, France and Masai Mara, Kenya:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR), Vatry, France and Mara Serena Airport (MRE), Masai Mara, Kenya would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,925 miles (or 6,317 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 Châlons Vatry Airport and Mara Serena 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 Châlons Vatry Airport and Mara Serena Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | XCR / LFOK |
Airport Name: | Châlons Vatry Airport |
Location: | Vatry, France |
GPS Coordinates: | 48°46'23"N by 4°12'21"E |
Area Served: | Châlons-en-Champagne |
Operator/Owner: | Société d'Exploitation Vatry Europort (SEVE) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 586 feet (179 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from XCR |
More Information: | XCR Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MRE / |
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Location: | Masai Mara, Kenya |
GPS Coordinates: | 1°24'18"S by 35°0'35"E |
Area Served: | Masai Mara, Kenya |
Operator/Owner: | Kenya Airports Authority |
Airport Type: | Public, Civilian |
Elevation: | 5600 feet (1,707 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MRE |
More Information: | MRE Maps & Info |
Facts about Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR):
- Châlons Vatry Airport is an airport serving Châlons-en-Champagne in northeastern France.
- The furthest airport from Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Châlons Vatry Airport (meaning Châlons Vatry Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,092 miles (19,461 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR) currently has only 1 runway.
- For many years, Vatry Air Base was under the control of the French Air Force and used for a training facility.
- Because of Châlons Vatry Airport's relatively low elevation of 586 feet, planes can take off or land at Châlons Vatry 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 Châlons Vatry Airport (XCR) is Troyes - Barberey Airport (QYR), which is located 32 miles (52 kilometers) SSW of XCR.
- Châlons Vatry Airport's origins began in 1950 when, with the Cold War, NATO faced several problems when attempting to solve the air power survival equation.
Facts about Mara Serena Airport (MRE):
- Mara Serena Airport is a small civilian airport, serving Masai Mara and the neighboring communities.
- The furthest airport from Mara Serena Airport (MRE) is Cassidy International Airport (CXI), which is located 11,582 miles (18,640 kilometers) away in Christmas Island, Kiribati.
- Mara Serena Airport lies approximately 225 kilometres southwest of Nairobi International Airport, Kenya's largest civilian airport.
- Mara Serena Airport (MRE) currently has only 1 runway.
- Mara Serena Airport is located in Masai Mara, in Trans Mara District, Rift Valley Province, in southwestern Kenya, close to the border with Tanzania.
- In addition to being known as "Mara Serena Airport", another name for MRE is "n/a".
- The closest airport to Mara Serena Airport (MRE) is Kericho Airport (KEY), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) NNE of MRE.
- Because of Mara Serena Airport's high elevation of 5,600 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at MRE. Combined with a high temperature, this could make MRE a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.